Lufia Erim said:
I think it's a little early to be expecting full AAA releases on a monthly basis though. People are still paying full price or close for a lot of games.
PS3 users had been getting games that were less than one year or even six months old, though. Less so now, actually. It seems to be less about the number of games or age of the system and more about how they can change their tune now that they're locking people in with mandatory Plus for online.
So yeah I'll settle for the indie games for now. I think it's understandable given how young this console generation is. Plus i get to discover some awsome games every once in while i would never have played.
You have to settle for indie games if you're already paying for online.
And I welcome the minor games I might not have played. I'm thinking about doing an LP series based on some smaller games I picked up through the + system.
There's a but coming.
Buuuuuuuuut, Forbes did an article recently on why Microsoft's announcement of backwards compatibility for the Xbone was a bad thing. This is on topic, bear with me for a second. See, this is the point in previous generations wherein a brand had already established itself. This should be the point where BC becomes less of a necessity, not more of it.
In short, and related to what you're saying, the dearth of games this generation points to another problem with said generation. This doesn't excuse the reliance on indie games so much as make the underlying practices much more suspect.
By the way, I think Forbes was absolutely right. It's unfortunate that I have to go to places like Forbes and the WSJ for actual game industry news and commentary, since these are things video game fans should very much be interested in.
Out of curiousity what were some of the first free games on the ps3? I ask because i bought a ps3 fairly late in its cycle .
You're comparing the launch of the service to the current scenario, which doesn't work. That's like comparing Origin at launch to Steam at Launch, despite now having multiple competing services and years of knowledge. Or, more appropriately, defending the length of modern video games because you can beat Super Mario Bros in under 30 minutes.
