William at GameCloud writes: "I genuinely believe that players will be the driving force of this generation. Unlike before, we now have the ability to become involved, and to help shape the games industry for the better. There is no other entertainment medium that allows this sort of interaction, and it is also why I believe, in time, this generation of gaming has the potential to become the most creative and innovative yet. There will always be a natural desire for outstanding graphics, but I also believe there is a lot more room for other types of experiences, as well. The indie scene has clearly demonstrated this over the past couple of years, and I think the “AAA” industry will have no choice but to adapt to this changing landscape. Thanks to each of you, I expect that the best games could still be ahead of us."
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The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
It will mainly be different due to the fact that the ps4 is leading in sales, which means that MS no longer has the upper hand with forced 3rd party parity.
But in my opinion, what will really shine(just like last gen) will be Sony's first party studio games. They are gonna visually make ps4 games equivalent to a high end pc game. The order, uncharted 4 and God of war as obvious examples.
Hopefully more JRPGs and platformers
Ps4 exclusives will define the new gen because they will fully utilize Ps4s superior beast engine
i just don't want to have an over saturation of FPS it seems like there is a few open world games and MMOs which is good because i think that will push the limit of these consoles more than a linear genre like an FPS could.