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Are you losing faith in gaming?

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Snoopy on 15 May 2016
KungKras said:
Snoopy said:

Kind of like how everyone bought watchdogs for the Wii U.

RE4, De Blob, Guitar Hero 3 (sold the best of the 7 gen systems on Wii), COD 3 (outsold the PS3 version). We've been over this a thousand times and I'm fucking sick of having to explain this to people over and over again. Third parties sold fine on Wii while they still tried. Before they disenfranchised the base. There are more than enough counter examples to disprove your point. End of discussion.

Oh yeah, they totally kept up with this trend. That is why third party games as time goes on sold like poop.



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zorg1000 on 15 May 2016
AEGRO said:

"Miracle Gimmick" mixing their handheld and home console business

I fail to see how that is a gimmick. A gimmick is typically defined as "a special feature for the sake of having a special feature" basically something that serves no practical use.

Having a unified ecosystem between devices is not a gimmick in any way, shape or form because it serves a practical use. Segregating their fanbase and limiting a games sales potential by not being available to their entire audience makes no sense.

A unified platform has many potential benefits to consumers and developers.



When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.

Aeolus451 on 15 May 2016
Veknoid_Outcast said:
AEGRO said:

I have noticed that the people that are more jaded and see the gaming industry behind an apocaliptic point of view, are mostly Microsoft and Nintendo fans.

Nintendo is in one side, trying to strike a second Wii with a "Miracle Gimmick" mixing their handheld and home console business, while Microsoft is fusioning their PC and console business in order to beat Steam AND Playstation.

Meanwhile there is Sony having success with the PS4 with the most straight forward console available. 

No Tablet Controller, no All in One TV integration, nothing at all.

Just a semi-powerful run of the mill Videogame Home Console.

I myself are the total opposite of the chaotic vision of some, im LOOOVING this gen.

Tons of games, Tons of genres, No droughts at all, Great Back Catalog, Great future.

I respectfully disagree. I don't think it's a split between Sony and Nintendo/Microsoft gamers. I think it's a generational split. I think there's a widening gulf between those who think gaming has never been better and those who think gaming is in decline. 

Which generations? What do you mean? 



zorg1000 on 15 May 2016
Aeolus451 said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

I respectfully disagree. I don't think it's a split between Sony and Nintendo/Microsoft gamers. I think it's a generational split. I think there's a widening gulf between those who think gaming has never been better and those who think gaming is in decline. 

Which generations? What do you mean? 

He probably means people who grew up gaming in the 80s/90s see it as a decline because many of the big franchises and genres of that time are dead or niche while people who started gaming in the 2000s probably see it as a great time because we are now getting bigger, better versions of the type of games they started with.

Thats how I interpreted it.



When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.

Veknoid_Outcast on 15 May 2016
zorg1000 said:
Aeolus451 said:

Which generations? What do you mean? 

He probably means people who grew up gaming in the 80s/90s see it as a decline because many of the big franchises and genres of that time are dead or niche while people who started gaming in the 2000s probably see it as a great time because we are now getting bigger, better versions of the type of games they started with.

Thats how I interpreted it.

That's a good way to put it :)

Also, Beast Wars rocks.



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Uabit on 15 May 2016

Only in consoles. PC is ok.



Dgc1808 on 15 May 2016

I don't understand the question...



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Puppyroach on 15 May 2016

Not really, this generation hasn't had the same impact so far compared to the last, but gaming overall is alive and well I think. Nintendo is in a troublesome situation but their games are as great as ever, and MS and Sony keeps producing high quality titles.



Aeolus451 on 15 May 2016
zorg1000 said:
Aeolus451 said:

Which generations? What do you mean? 

He probably means people who grew up gaming in the 80s/90s see it as a decline because many of the big franchises and genres of that time are dead or niche while people who started gaming in the 2000s probably see it as a great time because we are now getting bigger, better versions of the type of games they started with.

Thats how I interpreted it.

 

Veknoid_Outcast said:
zorg1000 said:

He probably means people who grew up gaming in the 80s/90s see it as a decline because many of the big franchises and genres of that time are dead or niche while people who started gaming in the 2000s probably see it as a great time because we are now getting bigger, better versions of the type of games they started with.

Thats how I interpreted it.

That's a good way to put it :)

Also, Beast Wars rocks.

Hmm. I'm in my 30's and I see it as gaming is only getting better. The thing that I miss from those days is the turn based rpgs but I understand that gaming has to evolve and the genres change.  Alot more can be done in a game then back in the day. Developers are more able to build worlds that are believable. That's more important to me then feeling a bit of nostalgia from a game. I don't know if others my age will see it the same but they've definitely seen gaming change decade after decade. I remember playing games like pong or duck hunt or super mario brothers wishing it was something like the witcher 3 or TLOU, now those kind of games are here, why would I ever want it to revert back to those boring ass side scrolling games?



bdbdbd on 15 May 2016

Welcome to the club! Been there, done that. Then came the NDS and Wii, and now both gone, I'm back in the disinterest group.

I can feel your pain with all the stupid rumours and hype that has no ground whatsoever.

Luckily, there's Virtual Console and used games for my old consoles.



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