| maximrace said: So last gen and in the start of this gen we got these original and artistic games like jet set radio, blinx, bioshock, mass effect etc... But the last years it's just sequel after sequel. We don't see any new IP's anymore. Do you think gaming has lost his originality? And will it return with the start of the next gen? |
I don't think gaming has lost its originality, it's just that developing is getting expensive, and not many people can afford to let a game bomb. I doubt that games will get more original next gen because... well look at the next-gen games shown at E3. They don't really usher in new experiences, and focus more on new technological advances.
At E3, there really weren't that many "new" experiences, but that wasn't the only problem. Most of the "next-gen" highlights are either corss-gen (MGS5, Watch_Dogs, Titanfall), and probably weren't truly developed with "next-gen" in mind, or they're sequels/New IPs that play extremely similar to 7th gen games, almost to the point that they're downright uninspired (Driveclub, some Nintendo games, and pretty much everything EA showed sans Titanfall).
I think developers next gen will focus on making games bigger and more expansive, rather than trying new concepts. Look at Killzone 3-> Killzone PS4 (forgot the name). Bigger world, more things on screen, etc. That is the kind of change that devs will probably aim for next gen.
