A look at the changing face of the modern gamer. Why are modern gamers "spoiled" and how can this be a good thing for the industry?
These days, since dozens of games are released each week, there isn't as much magic and excitement to be found in getting a new game.
In the earlier days of video games, replayability could make or break a game. Because big releases came so rarely, it was important that a game last you a long time.
It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.
Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.
A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.
modern gamers no.
"Yes." But that's the price of evolution in this business. Who was I to know what the video gaming world was going to bring back when I was asking my Dad permission to unhook the rabbit ears so that I could connect the RF switch (w/ a screwdriver!) to the back of his Zenith -- just to get in a game of Combat on my Atari!?!? My, my how times have changed. Kids are spolied out of their gourds now with every possible gadget, device, and whim at nearly the touch of a button.
If ya ask me -- it's making us all weaker. Very weak indeed. The reliance on technology and automation, I mean. Weaker and more dependent. But that's another topic for another show as they say! =]
Everything outside of the Music industry has changed, Movies, videogames, Television, it's just the way things go. As human beings we tire to quickly of the simple things in life and have to go for somthing bigger and "better". It just in our nature and what we do for entertament shows it.
Is it a bad thing? Only if you read forum boards.
My experience of next-gen games so far, is same as old -gen. 80% crap, 15% good and 5% great, no change there.I have loads of games on almost every platform you can think of that have never been completed.Only a few games are cherished and constantly replayed up to this day.Gamers are spoilt with regard to the number of consoles available, the quality of graphics and their relative power.However, this hasn't,in my opinion,made the good games to bad games ratio any different.Games are a very subjective thing and making a game that is popular with all ages and types of gamer will alway be an elusive commodity.We use the term 'AAA title' far to often these days,when in fact very few games get close to truly great status,but when we do get a truly great title like,(insert yours fav here)our love and trust is restored and we can tolerate the mediocre until the next classic comes along.