fordy said:
Okay so let's give an example. Say the number of "achievement obsessed" becomes greater and greater, and someone releases what is essentially an "achievement grab" and nothing more. Gaming is heading down the distributed content path, so you can say goodbye to rentals and returns. Anyway, word gets out that this is an achievement grab, and there is a surge of sales because of it. Some people see these figures, and skew the sales even further thinking it was perhaps a good game, not just an achievement grab. Meanwhile, developers are watching intently, and saying "Hey, the gamers have spoken. They don't care about gameplay or story, or even graphics. They want ACHIEVEMENTS", and so they follow suit, releasing titles of easy grab achievements that have had no other thought put into them. In times like this, if game developers can find a way to make as many sales with less effort, they will. I have a right to complain if I'm seeing a point of jeopardy in the gaming industry. Let's not forget the video game crash of the 80s (if you're old enough to remember it). A slew of crappy games with little appeal to the mass audience, that nobody could tell what games were actually any good anymore. |
You're not seeing a point of jeopardy, you merely saying an if statement that hasn't come true and is showing no real signs of comming true. Achievement hunters are a small minority and it will stay that way. Also, like i said earlier, achievement hunters rent the crappy games. Just find forums where they talk about it. There was even an article in Game Informer about the guys trying to reach 1,000,000.
I can make up a bunch of if statements and claim that all games will be based on ponies in the future because girls like them and there is a growing number of bronies that buy games. Now these pony lovers will only grow and developers will see this and make games for an easy cash grab and put forth less effort into games. I have a right to complain about my if statement that isn't coming true.
If there is an actual threat then I'll agree there is an issue but there currently isn't and signs aren't pointing to it being a problem.