the market seems to be filled with "realistic" and cinematic fps games like battlefield and call of duty. I've been wondering how much longer people will drop full price for a new one every year, since the more open and clearly not concerned with realism in Skyrim seems to be praised on the fact that it is so different from COD. I personally predict that more developers will try copying the success of skyrim, and that by Modern Warfare 4 or 5 the franchise won't be nearly profitable enough to continue. Kind of like how guitar hero games have mostly gone away.
How much longer do COD like games have?
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Too long.
That's unfair, I don't really give a shit about the franchise. You either love it, hate it or don't care and as long as people keep buying it it'll still sell. They're not good games but they're fun for what they are, an hour or two blowing shit up in single player then fucking around with mates on multiplayer.
That's unfair, I don't really give a shit about the franchise. You either love it, hate it or don't care and as long as people keep buying it it'll still sell. They're not good games but they're fun for what they are, an hour or two blowing shit up in single player then fucking around with mates on multiplayer.
I always think the plural would sound better if it were 'Calls of Duty' rather than 'Call of Duties'. You know, like with 'courts martial' or 'surgeons general'.usmarine4160 said:
But of course in this case 'Call of Duty' is a proper noun and not an abstract concept, so the expected grammar doesn't apply.
Sorry, I know that was wildly off topic.
What makes you think three more specifically?
Hm... If I had to guess they'll have a much harder sell with each one beyond MW3. Modern Warfare was the one that brought up the biggest hype in the first place so this was the end of that one's trilogy. We haven't seen something like CoD's release cycle combined with massive popularity before so it's hard to say.
When the consumers have finally had their fill. That's how products usually end their days on the market (and also how Activision eventually managed to wear out both the Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero series). Not that I'd be surprised if Modern Warfare tries to push at becoming a pentalogy or something (fancy terminology go!).
A while still, but not forever. The genre will still exist, of course; as it should. But I think key to the phasing out of the realistic multiplayer FPS as the dominant gaming genre is the recognition and general cultural understanding of video games as an art form. As more people become aware of the artistic value in games, parents will start paying attention to it when talking to their kids about games and getting them games as gifts, kids themselves will be more aware of it, and though they will likely still enjoy games like Call of Duty, they will also branch out to try other genres and other stories.
That's my thought, at least.
That's my thought, at least.
Skrim sold well yes, but only around half the number of copies as Modern Warfare 3. Also, RPG's generally cost a fair bit more to make then an FPS. Business' follow the money, so I think they'll still be making CoD clones for quite some time.
Then again a lot of "clones" end up turning out awful, so they'd just go from spitting out horridly broken shooters into spitting out horridly broken RPGs.
Oh well, it's a nice thought at least.
Chances are they'll die out once someone comes up with a better premise or design for a shooter. Although the pessimist in me says that wont happen because everyone is too scared to do anything new and would rather put their money on what's "safe".
Side note: I'd love to have another Battlefield 2142.
Side note: I'd love to have another Battlefield 2142.
Let's say we put all the new maps and weapons in one corner and the game mechanics and narrative in the other. Which one sounds better?
Dare I say that I want to do more then drill the bad guys in the head with bullets?
Dare I say that I want to do more then drill the bad guys in the head with bullets?
Military shooters are like black, they will never go out of style. It's just too much fun to run around with a variety of military hardware and blow stuff up. They might drift out of the limelight though.
As for the COD franchise, I think the current sort of games will lose popularity but they will reinvent themselves. Maybe in the direction of destructable environments, becoming less linear and more sandboxy.
As for the COD franchise, I think the current sort of games will lose popularity but they will reinvent themselves. Maybe in the direction of destructable environments, becoming less linear and more sandboxy.
You mean Battlefield, right? That game series made by DICE that released the latest one last October? With all the planes, tanks, destructible environments, somewhat balanced weapons and giant maps? Go play that.Bad Jim said:
OT: In my (not so professional) opinion, Call of Duty will go the way of Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk and the other series Activision burned out: Keep putting out a new one every year until the series loses its original draw and then throw it in the proverbial trash bin, then rinse and repeat with their next cash cow (Unless CoD: Elite means that Activision WANTS to keep the series alive longer than their previous cash cows, or that they just want to squeeze every penny out of the series before it loses popularity).
TL;DR: Call of Duty will be around for quite a while yet, but expect it to go out like Tony, with a fizzle, not a bang.