The game industry is dying

[Opaque]

Again all these problems aren't eough to kll the industry... I don't care if there is no innovation, i'm stil gonna game because it's what I love, I defenately doubt that any of these problems will kill gaming, but they may lower the quality of it for a while...

[Omni]

Originally posted by Box Drink
Again all these problems aren't eough to kll the industry... I don't care if there is no innovation, i'm stil gonna game because it's what I love, I defenately doubt that any of these problems will kill gaming, but they may lower the quality of it for a while...

Well that's sorta the point of the article. He's not saying that they're going to kill the industry as in no more games will be produced, he means kill the industry as in no more good or innovative games will be produced.

[Opaque]

Originally posted by OmniGear
Well that's sorta the point of the article. He's not saying that they're going to kill the industry as in no more games will be produced, he means kill the industry as in no more good or innovative games will be produced.

good point...

[Drewbacca]

Originally posted by OmniGear
Well that's sorta the point of the article. He's not saying that they're going to kill the industry as in no more games will be produced, he means kill the industry as in no more good or innovative games will be produced.

There'll always be one game that's oddball and hits mainstream to allow some more creative thinking for awhile. The movie and music industries had this too.

It usually happens.

[Daisuke Jigen]

I'm waiting for all the non-nerds that joined up with videogames in the PSX era to decide the fad is over and move on to something else as a cultural pastime.

[Drewbacca]

Originally posted by BioMechanic
Great article.

There will eventually be a gaming underground (and I don't mean an illegal one), just like there's a music underground and a film underground. You know, tons of nebulous content that never breaks the Billboard and Variety charts. I view the increased crowds at the IDC's Experimental Games booth as the beginning.

There is definitely going to be a major splintering of the gaming community, sooner rather than later, I think. Gamers who started with the PSX are already getting tired of the same old stuff. There's already a largely untapped market for innovative product, and as gaming gets more mainstream and more vanilla, it's only going to grow.

Vanilla's actually a good flavor! ..... analogy made...

[Mr_Furious]

One person's perspective on the video game industry is hardly a sign that it's dying. Sounds like he's been around a while and this article is just a way for him to vent his frustrations of working within the biz.

The industry is fine and will remain so for quite some time. Video game sales have never been higher and with new hardware/technology comes new ideas/innovations.

Hearts and Bejeweled are more popular because they're free. Hell I liked Bejeweled alot for a bit but have moved on.

*steps off soapbox*

[Hero]

Will the indistry die? No. Will it take a big nosedive? That's a whole other scenario.

[Drewbacca]

Originally posted by Hero
Will the indistry die? No. Will it take a big nosedive? That's a whole other scenario.

A nose dive could, conceivably, do it good. (like the kick in the ass to a slacker)

[Hero]

Originally posted by Andrew
A nose dive could, conceivably, do it good. (like the kick in the ass to a slacker)

I didn't imply that a nosedive would hurt