sundin13 on 25 March 2015
| MonkeyDLuffy said: This is in response to the OP... what you have to understand about this generation is that the cost of making AAA games has exploded and companies are scrambling for ways to stay profitable. Several have already dropped out. Think about how many publishers there used to be and now there's just a few, and they're afraid to take risks. Look at how Square Enix said they lost money on Tomb Raider, Hitman, and Sleeping Dogs even though they all sold close to 10 million copies each. That's what's crazy and it's what led them to doing the "remastered" versions. With fewer publishers and with higher budgets come less games. That's just the sad fact of it. The good thing is that we're in a renaissance of independent games. There are more great games being put as downloadable titles that do do new things and innovate. You just have to know where to look. What I'm looking forward to in this gen is Virtual Reality. That's where PS4 will really set itself apart. |
Additionally, with higher budgets comes less risk. I think this is what is harming the gen the most, and it is why we will likely see few new IPs which actually do anything remotely risky. So far, the main new IPs were working off of established formulas, such as Bloodborne working off of Souls, Watch Dogs working off of every open world game etc....
