The State of the Industry

I've been frequenting this site for the greater part of 15 years and have taken a hiatus for the past 2 years. My fellow gamers, I feel that gaming is not what it used to be. We need to demand more of the companies who make the games we play! Halo 4 pizza? An FPS that is released yearly in the vein of Madden with an updated gimmick here and there and a $59.99 price tag? DLC pre-loaded on the disc and if not pre-loaded then spun out in 2 weeks by the development team and slapped with a 9.99-19.99 price tag? We cannot blame anybody but ourselves for the current state of the industry because we are feeding it! It's simple economics. If we continue to shell out money for these items, we are communicating our approval of these strategies. How can we blame a company for setting an endcap in a retail store with the newest FPS right next to a bag of Doritos and some Mountain Dew when that is the state of the market? Let's move gaming forward! We are a respectable and smart group of individuals who are excellent at problem solving and mastering the most complex virtual environments. We are at a crossroads my friends. On the one hand, we can move towards a path where gaming is used to solve societal issues such as the recent online game that provided us a chance to crack an actual virus. The other path is a dark and treacherous path where we shell out our hard earned money for games with immensley less value than previous decades. It is not surprising that on Time magazine's top 100 games of all-time only 2 were made past 2010. We hold the power to move the industry where we want it to go! We are the consumers and the companies will only sell what we buy! Which path will you take? (Only respectful, educated responses please).

Halo is released yearly?

I've been frequenting this site for the greater part of 15 years and have taken a hiatus for the past 2 years. My fellow gamers, I feel that gaming is not what it used to be.lol

We need to demand more of the companies who make the games we play!Oh great, more layoffs and time crunches. Awesome.

Halo 4 pizza?wut

An FPS that is released yearly in the vein of Madden with an updated gimmick here and there and a $59.99 price tag?Well now at least I know the rest of what you say will be sh!t.

DLC pre-loaded on the disc and if not pre-loaded then spun out in 2 weeks by the development team and slapped with a 9.99-19.99 price tag?It's bad business but it's not like every company that does this is doing well otherwise.

We cannot blame anybody but ourselves for the current state of the industry because we are feeding it!Sure

It's simple economics. If we continue to shell out money for these items, we are communicating our approval of these strategies. Oh god, this terrible point again.

How can we blame a company for setting an endcap in a retail store with the newest FPS right next to a bag of Doritos and some Mountain Dew when that is the state of the market? Let's move gaming forward!Hmm...

We are a respectable and smart group of individuals who are excellent at problem solving and mastering the most complex virtual environments. Never mind what I said earlier, I like where this is going.

We are at a crossroads my friends. On the one hand, we can move towards a path where gaming is used to solve societal issues such as the recent online game that provided us a chance to crack an actual virus. The other path is a dark and treacherous path where we shell out our hard earned money for games with immensley less value than previous decades. Aaaand it's gone.

It is not surprising that on Time magazine's top 100 games of all-time only 2 were made past 2010. lol @ Time for gaming

We hold the power to move the industry where we want it to go! We are the consumers and the companies will only sell what we buy! Which path will you take? (Only respectful, educated responses please).My brain was frizzled.

Calo34

I appreciate the notions you bring and what you're trying to say. I would recommend watching the internet series Extra Credits which deal with these gaming issues very much like it seems you want them to.

However, you must realize that SW and not much else of the people who play games are looking to make it that "beyond fun" experience. A lot of people just buy CoD every year because it does what it sets out to do extremely well. Other "fun" games will always be like this too. Once gaming hits a stride in a way movies or television shows did, we can then focus on using our money to set forth an evolution in it.

It is not surprising that on Time magazine's top 100 games of all-time only 2 were made past 2010. We hold the power to move the industry where we want it to go! We are the consumers and the companies will only sell what we buy! Which path will you take? (Only respectful, educated responses please).

Calo34

The future is happening now (as always), on PC. Go check the official site for "Star Citizen". Ambition still exists, and as you say, it's up to us to make it real : http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/star-citizen/

Apparently you missed the paranthetical statement where I asked for respectful responses. If we give money for these products we are giving our approval. How is that a terrible point? Do you know what economics is?

Apparently you missed the paranthetical statement where I asked for respectful responses. If we give money for these products we are giving our approval. How is that a terrible point? Do you know what economics is?

Calo34

Oops, didn't realize you were of the followers of the latter path I mentioned. My fault.

Don't like your yearly CoD/Halo/NSMB?

Tough luck, millions do.

Obviously the industry will make the games that sell and not those that won't cover even the development expenses.

So instead of whining on the forums let yourself be heard with your support for games and projects that deserve support.

There exist online petitions, kick starter, blogs, ect.

We are a respectable and smart group of individuals

Calo34

No. You're in System wars....

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We are a respectable and smart group of individuals

Lucky_Krystal

No. You're in System wars....

I try my best by not buying casual games like COD, i avoid paying for DLC.... but what can i and a few other do? Most gamers are casual and will continue to buy COD every year as well as any other bad hype game. I complained that Uncharted 3 got milked so hard they pretty much charge for everything, from useless fake tourney tickets to stuff you used to unlock with skill. My complaining is useless, people still give them money for dumb stuff, $1 for a new taunt, $0.50 for a hat lol in total UC3 DLC is like over $100

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Halo is released yearly?

SNIPER4321

Oh. Okay. I wouldn't know. I don't have a 360 and have played only Halo: Reach so far for this gen. I haven't played any CoD either since the very first. And yet, I don't seem to have any problem finding games that I like.