Is gaming a dying fad?

[forever saturday]

I kind of hope so...but only a little. Why you ask? Because the idiots and jerks are normally the first to go.

actually, i think that the idiots and jerks, by which i assume you mean fanboys, would probably be the last to go.

that said, i dont think that video games are dying. i think that there havent been as many good releases in the past three months as there have been, but then again i dont have an xbox 360 or ps3 =[ so most of it i cant get any way. i guess people are in a rut, and when people realize that we need to stop making a bunch of clones with realistic graphics and physics and make something original. something with a new concept, new storyline, cartoony graphics, and cartoony physics. i would love to hit someone with a rocket launcher and see them go flying into space.

 

[xitel]

Gaming is not allowed to be said to be dying until the best game ever comes out. Unfortunately, that looks like next year.

Care to elaborate what he best game ever will be? And plus, what if it's just the best game so far, not the best ever? In that case, it could still be improved.

 

[MGG=REVIEWS]

The only games noted for next year are Godfather 2 and prototype

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

A lot of people I have spoken to on this subject have had the same thing to say; "Where could gaming possibly go next?"

With gaming reaching visual and audial perfection, and many games becoming more of a chore than a fun pastime (For example, many MMOROG's, which seem more like part time jobs than games, jobs that you have to PAY for) I ask, how many more generations will it be before the attitude to gaming becomes more of a 'been there done that' kind of thing

I began thinking these thoughts after the new Ratchet & Clank game was announced. I've been an avid fan since the original was released on the PS2. But on news of another 2 new ones for the PS3, I couldn't've cared less. It didn't excite me at all, and not only do I feel I won't buy the game, but I'm considering selling my consoles. I felt the same when the new Animal Crossing was announced for next month.

I need to know how you guys feel, is it just me? Or are games starting to become samey, and boring. I mean, we will never get back the amazing gaming experiences of the SNES, or PSone, will we?

Your thoughts, please

could it be that... we are... getting... OLD!? (=(

You take that back this second.

It was only a suggestion... but maybe most games now are for money, not breaking the mold, or pushing level design to new areas or limits. Games may not be that groundbreaking gameplay wise, so maybe the next step is to develope story wise.

 

[Flying-Emu]

Ah, but so close *pats self on back*

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

Well..unless they start making games more challenging then the system isn't going anywhere, no a days it seems that games are hyped up so much..when you get it you don't have anything to
be exited about...but i mean the next gen era only just started...and it is like the 3rd generation of gaming.... and there aren't any MMO's that can stand up against WOW...

Think about
Next gen just started
SONY is slowly dying
Microsoft is now going toe to toe with nintendo...i think when the console war is over...we will have another generatoin of gaming?

Eat your words. Microsoft only has 20 million or so consoles sold. PS3 has 14 million or so. PS3 came out a year after the 360. A lot of 360 were made because RROD. More people had to buy 360. So in actuality sony is not dieing more its building up.

/Fanboyism

 

[mike1921]

The only games noted for next year are Godfather 2 and prototype

Oh my god I was just about to mention Prototype and say it might be the best game ever

Crysis - I'll be honest. I didn't use the suit functions half as much as I wanted to. Matter of fact, the majority of times when I actually did, I just used them to make dropping off a cliff less painful because I couldn't be arsed to walk around.

To be fair, look at the graphics. Sure it's not anything new, but they do as far as I know have the best graphics ever in a videogame.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

Of course gaming isn't dying. There's money to be made. Anything profitable can be kept alive.

 

[Avatar Roku]

I honestly think gaming's pinnacle was the PS1 era. Around them people played game's to play them, then the X-Box came out and that was when it became a fad. That fanbase was primarily surrounded by non-casual gamers.

What's wrong with casual gamers? Sure, it isn't "pure" anymore, but you'd be a snob to suggest that's solely a bad thing.

 

[AlphaWolf13]

I'm sorry, but gaming is definitely NOT dead. Maybe in your eyes... but there will always be games being released, because there's always going to be gamers... Why? Because those who grow out of the repetition of games (whoever that may be) will just be replaced by younger kids who will come into gaming.

 

[haruvister]

Gaming's not a dying fad. Not in the UK, anyway. On Wednesday, the BBC reported that games (and system) sales "will rise by 42% to £4.64bn in 2008, with sales on music and video at £4.46bn". And quality's not an issue - Fallout 3 is one of the most engrossing games ever made.

is it just me?

So yeah, probably.

 

[DYin01]

I'm sorry, visual perfection? Maybe in your world. It's far from perfect, really.

 

[Vampire_Hermes]

Nah. Actually, I think the influx of 'casual' gamers is a good thing. It means that ever game isn't a first-person-shooter with grey/brown graphics. Personally, I like some games to be colourful and silly. I think that a lot of games-developers are too willing to take themselves seriously. It's one of the reasons why I like Saints Row and Saints Row 2 - it's like a last-gen game (namely the old GTAs) with current-gen technology. I think there could be more of that.