Good question Marucha and yes it very well could happen. We have been seeing this shift in recent years but it doesn't necessarily mean bad. We could argue that Uncharted is for the everyday person since anybody can like it because of the cinematic approach. Then there is Assassin's Creed which runs fluidly through the environment, or Call of Duty's ease of jumping into a game with chaotic fun. Even though these are all hardcore games they are still designed for a wide variety of people to like them. Even though gaming is going mainstream I dont think that will stop them from being good. They may make them easier to understand or bring realistic scenarios rather than over the top stories like we have seen in the past but that may not be a bad thing either.
As long as there is a crowd for hardcore gaming we will continue to see hardcore games. They may start changing to bring in more customers but on the surface they will still be very much like we are use to seeing.
