@ll_Exile_ll said:
@dagas said:
I want this generation to go on for as long as possible because I'm so worried about the next one. Motion controls, casual games, no used games, no physical media, focus on watching video rather than playing games. Everything seems to be going in the wrong direction. I just love how the PS2 just starts the game up and that is that. Even the 360 has so much clutter at this point and I can't imagine how little the next console will have to do with video games. It will be a small tab somewhere under "other functions" or something.
It's not like there are less games being made because now the consoles can do more. Name one developer that said, "hey, these consoles can do streaming video and the other stuff; fuck game development, let's make a web series that will air on the 360!"
I don't see how the fact that consoles can do more is in any way hurting the game aspect. You can still play games on it, you can just do other things as well. Just because the corporate rhetoric and advertisements are more focused on the console as a media hub doesn't mean there aren't still tons of developers making excellent games.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding your complaint here, but I just don't see the problem with consoles being able to do more than just play games.
Well the new dashboard was made for videos not games. But I've learned how to find new games and such now so the new dashboard isn't as bad as I first thought. I still liked the old dashboard better.
I don't know, maybe I'm just getting old. I always used to be super exited about new tech, but these days it seems like all the new stuff is worse than before. Windows 8 looks bad as well. Everythign seems to be going towards less user freedom with tablets being very closed platforms and MS introducing the app store I'm worried about being able to find free programs on the internet anymore (not talking piracy I'm talking free programs like winamp, foobar or whatever that I fea will become paid apps and such).
And if we can only buy games through the official MS store on the 720 console it's going to be expensive as hell. Some Games on Demand they sell now costs €70 when you can find brand new games for €50 in the stores and then they drop in price to half that in a few months while Games on Demand can still charge €70 for a game you can find for €20 in stores.
I like the option of downloading games. I like steam, gamersgate and such, but there needs to be competition. If the official MS store is the only place to get games then there is no competition. At least on PC no one is stopping anyone from competing with steam, but no one is going to be allowed to compete on a closed platform.
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