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618116 on 29 July 2014

AAA bubble is big problem, seriously. I predict one of big publishers will break in this generation, like THQ.



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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 29 July 2014
618116 said:
AAA bubble is big problem, seriously. I predict one of big publishers will break in this generation, like THQ.

Only one? Hell Capcom is already raring to go.



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zarx on 29 July 2014
phaedruss said:

And the market is moving to fewer and fewer big titles because of the rise in development costs which is related to graphical fidelity in part at least.


Read the rest of my post...



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Phronesis on 30 July 2014
darkknightkryta said:
This is true, except some of the highest selling games are quite a few steps down from the better looking titles (Call of Duty, Elder Scrolls come to mind). Though, I personally think the bigger problem is that the entire game industry has become a bloated mess and it's not because of better graphics.

Not directly because of better graphics, but they are a major responsible for this because you need spend much more money to achieve the necessary results.



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alabtrosMyster on 30 July 2014

Well yeah, realistic games with huge worlds cost millions and millions of $$$$ to make. I can't recall where, but I read somewhere that Watch_Dogs had 900 people working on various bits of it, to create a fully interactive city (not even a country or a planet) it took years of work for a lot of people, you cannothave that many projects that size.



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darkknightkryta on 31 July 2014
zarx said:
phaedruss said:

And the market is moving to fewer and fewer big titles because of the rise in development costs which is related to graphical fidelity in part at least.


Read the rest of my post...

But that's what I'm saying, they spend so much money on these "graphics" and those said games still look like trash (In comparison to something like Gears of War or Uncharted series).



LemonSlice on 31 July 2014
zarx said:
Visual fidelity ≠ budget

Just look at the Wii the graphics were crap but Nintendo spent a crazy amount on marketing especially for stuff like Mario Kart, New Super Mario Bros and Wii Sports which were some of the best selling games last gen.

I disagree. The Wii had the best looking games of the entire generation, like Super Mario Galaxy, Skyward Sword and Xenoblade Chronicles.