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naznatips on 30 October 2009

The fact that consoles have now reverted to PCs 10 years ago.

Release it buggy, require installs, patch extensively to fix bugs, crashes, glitches, and slowdown now considered completely acceptable in big name games.



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nen-suer on 30 October 2009

1-Excessive DLC

2-lack of jrpgs on home consoles



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Damnyouall on 30 October 2009

Yeah, I almost forgot casual gaming. Thanks for that, Nintendo. Luckily we still have a choice.

So it's RRoD (most unreliable hardware in the history of video games), DLC (that used to be free unlockable content in previous generations), and last but not least, pseudo games, aka "casual gaming".



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Munkeh111 on 30 October 2009
silicon said:
I like the idea of DLC and they have definitely made it more accessible. Maybe it's because I can't wait for DA:O =P


I think most of these changes are caused by higher production costs and the competition between purchasing new and old games. DLC potentially allows you to enjoy games you like for longer, instead of trading it in right away to get the next big game (which is something I did for a while)

Co-op and online just adds to replayability. And as the market expands the people who get into gaming are more interested in the social side of playing the game instead of the game instead of a single person story line.

Both of those are great for the industry.


For me the worst thing has been hype surrounding games.

There is DLC and there is DLC, the majority of it is rubbish and overpriced



SuperAdrianK on 30 October 2009

fanboys now taking this personally (tell me if this happened in previous generations... I was an innocent kid that had nothing to do with console wars)
I always like to talk about games but now I cant because my parents prohibit me from buying m+ games and thats all they ever talk about.

p.s. If you say you like a rated E or T then prepare for insults...




              

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Naum on 30 October 2009

Singleplayer mode suffer beacuse they focus way too much on multiplayer wich means the singleplayer mode are way to short for my taste.

If I want to play multiplayer games I'll do it on my computer.



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kingofwale on 30 October 2009

* ridiculous proportion of trash games (they always existed, but never this many) that actually sold well.

* Wii wiggles, how is wiggling any more "enjoyable" than pressing a button? If a game want to incorporate fun feature, do that... randomly wiggling instead of pressing a button =/= innovation

*expensive controllers



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Dioxinis on 30 October 2009

regenerative life... i miss runing around with



d21lewis on 30 October 2009

Exclusive DLC. I don't even mean console exclusive, either. I mean store exclusive. There is no reason in hell why anybody should only get Stone Cold Steve Austin in WWE Smackdown vs. Raw if they pre-order from Gamestop. That's B.S., and it's happening more and more, as time progresses. I hate this.



sym2448 on 30 October 2009

lack of split screen.



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