And this is related to gaming ... how?

I disagree with David Cage. The industry won't die without innovation ... but that's also part of the problem. It'll just keep going as casual games, MMOs and FPS games are cranked out year after year and games with originality and depth will disappear.

Okay, this is getting ridiculous. A digital-only model will fail and fail INCREDIBLY. Why? Well let's start with that "worldwide marketplace" that David Darling talks about. Do you know how much of the world even has an internet connection? 25%. Hardly what I'd call "worldwide". And out of that 25%, how many have slow download speeds? Internet caps? Secondly, how big will the hard drives need to be to accomodate downloadable games, saved data, game patches, system updates and DLC? Thirdly, gamers aren't idiots. Look at the comments just down here, for example. None of us are buying the BS that David Darling is selling. Digital copies could disappear at a whim -- Sony already implemented a two download limit, FFS. If your PS3 breaks twice, you're screwed -- while I'm still playing physical copies from 20 years ago. There's also the ongoing war that developers are having with regular retailers over used games to consider.

In short, I'm glad we're not listening to idiots on this topic. We can argue about PS3s, 360s and Wiis the rest of the year but stories like this really bring us together.

... What the hell's he talking about?

Aw, I actually bought Okami for the PS2 last year! It only cost £8, so it was a bargain, but also a pain to play on a PS2 with a HDTV.

Quick pop quiz for the other commentors: who is more likely to go out of business? A) The multi-million-making videogame developers if you buy used games or B) your local video game store who can generally only afford to pay their staff close to minimum wage if you DON'T buy used games?

I don't necessarily think we need to have less violence but I'd certainly like to see more family-friendly games. I can't imagine what it'd be like to be a kid growing up with this generation of consoles as my introduction to gaming.

"I think we're just appealing to an adolescent mindset and calling it mature."

In some cases, sure, but I don't associate that mentality with violence. I associate that with the plethora of ridiculous "gritty" and "badass" characters that fill our games these days. It just comes off as hackneyed and stereotypical instead. Nathan Drake is the only videogame main character left that I like because he's the only one who isn't afraid to crack a joke. And I mean a proper joke, one that you laugh at. Not a crappy one-liner that just serves as an attempt to make the character more "badass" but actually has you shaking your head.

... Sorry, went a bit off-topic there ...

@destroyeur That's original. "Something's wrong with women; blame men!"

It couldn't be just because that's the way they are, could it?

@Witchblade13 Thank you for a genuinely sensible and thoughtful post.

@bbq_R0ADK1LL That's the most sensible comment I've read all evening.