Core gamer market is saturated, devs/pubs need to embrace casual gaming

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disolitude said:

The_vagabond7 said:
did you not read any of that, disolitude? Or do you not know what saturated means? Too many people are making sports cars and the market isn't alowing for them all to be successful. The market is actually shrinking. There will always be a market for sports cars, but if that market is stagnating and shrinking, and it's becoming harder and harder to profit on sports cars, Ferrari might want to think about making a four door sedan.

I understand the article and what saturated means. My post was basically assuring everyone that all this means is that we wont get crappy games like Turok and Army of 2...instead of these games we will get Pet my pony, and Virtual Toothbrush. Hardcore gamer does not have to worry about loss of quality games...

The super cars will keep getting made and they will be faster than ever...but only the cream of the crop will stick around.

It's good that you made this comparision, since this is exactly what's happening. The supercars will be there, but the other manufacturers are closing the gap between supercars, let's take Volkswagen for example, RS Audis have nearly the same performance as Ferraris, which is enough for most, even the sports cars hobbyists, so they cater the same audience for most part, while most find STW Audi more practical, since you can drive fast with it but also take your family along. This causes the supercar market to shrink, when the lower tier market offers you a lot more. Sure the supercars will be made, but less and less all the time with focusing on models that sell the best. After all we have a situation where the only reason to drive a Ferrari is get to say that you drive a Ferrari, since the "casual" car manufacturers are offering the same experience and a lot more.