Is the gaming industry on the verge of crashing?

Yes, I'm being completely serious here. I have a feeling the gaming industry could crash. Why?

You need to look at the industry's first crash. Atari was making millions off its 2600, and then E.T. came. The reason why this game crashed the industry was not because every 2600 owner bought it and gave up gaming after that, but what trend it started. The average Atari 2600 game after E.T. was a contender for the worst game ever created, because the games started to rely on gimmicks(sounds familiar?). Of course, Nintendo's NES with the pack-in Super Mario Bros. revived the game industry, but have you noticed something?

The gaming industry is starting to use gimmicks for their games again. Not just on the Wii, like some of you are thinking. Ubisoft is guilty of dumbing down its games this gen for the casual gamer, when the games they made last gen could easily be played by casuals, and in some games so is EA. And the Wii? No, Nintendo fanboys, Nintendo is not resposible for the Wii's current library. But it's obvious devs are starting to think casuals are stupid gamers(yeah, right, they just need to start gaming with the right game, I started gaming with Sonic Advance and it was smooth sailing for me) and like Ubisoft, are dumbing down their games and are relying on gimmicks again. This will not put a good image on the industry, and the image of the industry was what crashed it back in 1983.

And one last thing: Digital sales. Yeah, selling games through the Internet. Look, the world is not ready for it yet. I know MS and Sony will do a big digital sales push on their next consoles, and the majority of the crowd is not ready. Only a little over50% of Americans have broadband. Most freak out at the thought and give up on it, thinking that it's too complicated for them to use. Again, how you introduce that idea is what sells it, and I don't think MS and Sony get this idea. You need to carefully explain it so that people aren't afraid to try it out.

TBH, I can't really tell if the game industry will crash until I see what direction the next Xbox and the PS4 and whatever Nintendo names their next console will take.

For consoles maybe but the PC has kept steady with how it does things and digital sales are accepted as the norm. I don't see that part going anywhere but I can see consoles crashing or not doing so well because of how saturated its becoming.

No the industry isn't on the verge of crashing but I expect this thread to be filled with "teh wii is killing gaming and hardcore games" and "HD is killing gaming" before we reach 20 posts. The image of the industry isn't that bad because yyou know what, a game like Super Mario Galaxy or Halo 3 or Crysis has sold more than 200 pieces of shovelware put together. The industry has bigger problems than just image, its image right now is looking pretty good.

According to this forum, the industry has always been on the verge of crashing.

There's always someone thinking this.

Like there are people that believe in Santa Claus.

It's on the verge but not quite there. People cannot see it yet but I see it clearly. The sacrificing of quality for casualization. It will probably become even more apparent next generation when games get even more dumbed down and we get 1 button game controllers with the tacked on gimmick ofcourse. If thats what it takes for people to finally see the truth. Then so be it.

Like there are people that believe in Santa Claus.AlexSays

Wait, what? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :'(

I think it's always a possibility, but with gaming making more money (in some cases) than cinema nowadays, it's not likely to happen for some time. I just think that focus is shifting.

DLC makes a huge amount of money.

The US is not the only country in the world lol, in many Europian countries. i mean france on average gets speeds of 44mbps.

And here in England virgin media is trialling 50mbps in some parts of the country and BT is experimenting with optical fibre, which could give speeds of up to 100mbps.

Id say its a great time to start making DL content. And at the end of the day you can always download things overnight if it takes a while...

The market is thriving because of the Wii.

Nintendo knows how to save the industry.

There's a video game industry?

The market is thriving because of the Wii.

Nintendo knows how to save the industry.

treedoor

nintendo killed themselves during gc era.

It's on the verge but not quite there. People cannot see it yet but I see it clearly. The sacrificing of quality for casualization. It will probably become even more apparent next generation when games get even more dumbed down and we get 1 button game controllers with the tacked on gimmick ofcourse. If thats what it takes for people to finally see the truth. Then so be it.

Dahaka-UK

this gen sucks seriously.

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It's on the verge but not quite there. People cannot see it yet but I see it clearly. The sacrificing of quality for casualization. It will probably become even more apparent next generation when games get even more dumbed down and we get 1 button game controllers with the tacked on gimmick ofcourse. If thats what it takes for people to finally see the truth. Then so be it.

IronBass

It is not because it is not. Not because I say it's not.Dahaka-UK

the video game industry is crashing now, no games really doing anything new back in the they people were inventing genres of games, now it's just rehashing gameplay for a certain genre.

video games these day's arent really even any fun, that's why i never play games really.

It's on the verge but not quite there. People cannot see it yet but I see it clearly. The sacrificing of quality for casualization. It will probably become even more apparent next generation when games get even more dumbed down and we get 1 button game controllers with the tacked on gimmick ofcourse. If thats what it takes for people to finally see the truth. Then so be it.

Dahaka-UK

Extending gaming to new audiences will save the gaming industry, rather than destroy it. Focusing on game genres that cater to an aging "hardcore" gaming audience would spell doom for the entire industry.

lol dev's are running out of idea's that's the truth.

I don't think so. People are going out of business all the time, it was even worse in the 16-bit era.

Besides this is easily one of he best generations in gaming IMO.

the experts here at system wars expected the nintendo wii to be last place, and predicted that the wii would be nintendo's last console

now the experts of system wars are predicting the gaming industry to crash solely because of the nintendo wii :lol:

system wars is great entertainment

predictions like these are why i keep coming here

this speculations started on the ds in japan a long time ago. shovelware has always existed in gaming beacuse some guys just want to make a quick buck.
the point of being a gamer is enjoy gaming, and developers need to know we like GOOD games, not something that was made in a month HUM "ET" was ****, i played it and well you know the story. lets just hope people figure what are good games. MONOPOLY SHOULDNT BE ON THE WII!!!

I think it might if we continue to progress graphical requirements beyond any reasonable means to deal with costs.

They're already ridiculously expensive and its a serious problem for even companies with highly profitable games, like Square-Enix with Final Fantasy.

I think it might if we continue to progress graphical requirements beyond any reasonable means to deal with costs.

They're already ridiculously expensive and its a serious problem for even companies with highly profitable games, like Square-Enix with Final Fantasy.

hakanakumono

The industry can't go that far and I doubt it will. The companies seriously don't have the money for that, a few will try but it will become evident that the expense is just too much. i don't think it will happen personally. I don't think the companies are THAT stupid.

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I think it might if we continue to progress graphical requirements beyond any reasonable means to deal with costs.

They're already ridiculously expensive and its a serious problem for even companies with highly profitable games, like Square-Enix with Final Fantasy.

ActicEdge

The industry can't go that far and I doubt it will. The companies seriously don't have the money for that, a few will try but it will become evident that the expense is just too much. i don't think it will happen personally. I don't think the companies are THAT stupid.

If RE5 didn't sell, how do you think Capcom would be doing right now?

Games are huge investments, and if expensive games don't pay off the results could be disastrous. This really discourages companies from being brave and trying new things.

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I think it might if we continue to progress graphical requirements beyond any reasonable means to deal with costs.

They're already ridiculously expensive and its a serious problem for even companies with highly profitable games, like Square-Enix with Final Fantasy.

hakanakumono

The industry can't go that far and I doubt it will. The companies seriously don't have the money for that, a few will try but it will become evident that the expense is just too much. i don't think it will happen personally. I don't think the companies are THAT stupid.

If RE5 didn't sell, how do you think Capcom would be doing right now?

Games are huge investments, and if expensive games don't pay off the results could be disastrous. This really discourages companies from being brave and trying new things.

The companies rarely do that anyway so nothing will really change. Capcom will never gamble there precious money on a project that may bomb, the are just that money loving. (not a knock against Capcom) The graphical leap to more powerful hardware better come with some damn good middleware and dev tools because otherwise most of the industry will not be able to keep up. I don't see specs going to the point where the costs are that large because the devs seriously won't allow it. Just my view though.

Lawl no. We have more people joining the industry than ever. It is prospering, for all the wrong reasons.Vandalvideo

the experts here at system wars expected the nintendo wii to be last place, and predicted that the wii would be nintendo's last console

now the experts of system wars are predicting the gaming industry to crash solely because of the nintendo wii :lol:

system wars is great entertainment

predictions like these are why i keep coming here

JB730

This has been an awesome generation. From ANY point of view. The Wii is expanding the market as no other console before. We get more and more awesome games, more than we can handle, actually. How the hell is the industry supposed "to crash"? :| IronBass

[QUOTE="IronBass"]This has been an awesome generation. From ANY point of view. The Wii is expanding the market as no other console before. We get more and more awesome games, more than we can handle, actually. How the hell is the industry supposed "to crash"? :| ChrisSpartan117

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[QUOTE="IronBass"]This has been an awesome generation. From ANY point of view. The Wii is expanding the market as no other console before. We get more and more awesome games, more than we can handle, actually. How the hell is the industry supposed "to crash"? :| IronBass

Oh, and Ubisoft reduced Rayman Raving Rabbids from a real platformer to a minigame collection(yes, it was orginally intended to be a platformer) and Red Steel was rushed, and when Ubisoft published No More Heroes, they spent no money on marketing for that game, yet I see Petz marketing! What the hell.

Have you ever heard of the Petz series? That's what I'm talking about. Come on Ubisoft, you can do better than Petz! The Wii is capable of much more. MUCH more. It's really sad that the Wii has so much potential and it's being wasted so much ChrisSpartan117

[QUOTE="ChrisSpartan117"] Have you ever heard of the Petz series? That's what I'm talking about. Come on Ubisoft, you can do better than Petz! The Wii is capable of much more. MUCH more. It's really sad that the Wii has so much potential and it's being wasted so much IronBass

I think you need to balance both the good and the bad to see how the dev is ChrisSpartan117

[QUOTE="ChrisSpartan117"]I think you need to balance both the good and the bad to see how the dev is IronBass