Gaming as a whole is getting dumber,and PC gaming is going with it because the future of gaming is clearly oriented towards multiplatforming.
There are a few dedicated PC devs left,but we have lost most of our heavy hitters to multiplatforming and the megapublishers are eating up the market,and their biggest priority is always sales,which means even more mainstreaming.
In terms of a global significance: Multi-platform=Simplification
Since when did we start considering World of Warcraft as a classic?!
Just take a look at the role playing genre.A new and distinct concept of role playing games is ascending.A potential market based upon the commercial propaganda is transforming the "PC" ideology into a little playground with lollypops.All the hardcore role playing philosophy has flunked.A new generation based upon the influence of consoles is conquering and destroying all the inspiration that titles like Baldur's Gate,Fallout,Deus Ex or Gothic left us...
Didn't you notice that several games including The Witcher,Mass Effect,Knights of The Old Republic or Neverwinter Nights are particulary the same type of games(I can't kill any none player character at sight,two or three selective conversation options that don't have any importance,closed landscapes with no freedom at all...).
We're losing our place in a world that no longer needs us,a world that now spurns our very existence.
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