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memory2zack said:
GTA as a series definately has mass-market appeal, but I don´t agree that the rest of the hardcore-game developers will suffer. As proof of that is that many new, AAA, with very high standards IPs were developed and achieved multimillion status.

Eventually, some niche genres may suffer as gamers may demand better technological quality. However, such hardcore of niche genres already know that gameplay always comes first, so I really doubt that such genres will suffer.

Thank you, and a few other posters here, for actually having a discussion about this (even windbane, although that wasn't clear at first).

That was the actual purpose here. A simple discussion. 



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs