Xzi said:
You're not the only one, mate. I have a 50" HDTV, so why the fuck I would want to play using that bulky-ass controller is beyond me...
Up to the Gamecube, Nintendo was fine containing their little "innovations" to just stuff that would connect to the controller or what have you. Now it's just starting to get annoying. Every console/handheld has to have some gimmick central to the operation of the damn thing.
I'll agree with you mostly, but everyone's looking for the next big thing in games. It's kind of exciting to see all the new technology. We've just about reached the top as far as that goes with the most recent generation of machines, save a virtual reality device that's connected directly to your frontal lobe.
You can tell that most devs are nearly out of ideas, as every time I go to a store no less than half the shelves are stocked with FPS games. Back in the 16-bit days, a lot of games had a uniqueness about them and now the uniqueness seems to be coming in the form of the hardware rather than the software.
It's much like Hollywood, cranking out shitty movie after shitty movie that you've basically seen before all following the same basic text-book premise. So they're clamoring for new tech (IMAX, IMAX 3D, Bluray). It's all become very gimmicky when we're basically stuck without fresh ideas for the most part.
