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spemanig said:
We're past the time where games will stop aging well. If a game is good now, it'll be good forever.

And we are WAY past the time where a game that looks good today will look bad tomorrow.

That being said, I never really understood "aging" anyway. Good games are good. Bad games are bad. There shouldn't be revisionism about that. People bring up games like The Order as if it wasn't critically panned the second it came out. It won't be memorable, but it's not like people in ten years won't be able to cope with the controls or will consider the visuals an eye sore because of advances in development and technology.

Metal Gear Solid was a great game because the story and mechanics made you feel in a way games just didn't up until that point. It was as fun to watch as it was to play.

 

Fast forward to today. Gameplay has evolved and new mechanics have been introduced. It's hard to go back to. Everything from graphics to AI are laughable. To a lesser degree, I found many 6th gen games are now unplayable--most recently, my beloved Resident Evil 4.

 

It happens but how can we predict?