'Whole world becoming gamers,' says Peter Molyneux

More people are becoming gamers in the most technical sense of the word, but they're not avid (i.e. hardcore) gamers like the people who frequent this site.  As such, their contributions to our ranks aren't always positive or easy to quantify.  The growing legions of casual gamers often threaten to divert attention and resources from the high-quality long-form gaming that we appreciate.  Sure, I'm happy to have an entertaining diversion like "Where's My Water?" or even an "Infinity Blade," but I wouldn't want it to come at the expense of my "Uncharted" or "Mass Effect."

The games industry sure can surprise people, but it's not always a pleasant surprise. Peter Molyneux surprised me by making the game Curiosity (the Mars probe is much cooler), but that was more of a "Oh, his new game looks boring" kind of surprise. I don't want to be surprised by entertainment products, I want to be entertained. In one way, movies can entertain me a lot more than games do, because of lower cost and length, but mostly it's all the stuff that makes up gameplay that makes me more picky with games. I enjoyed "Dude, where's my car" and "Plan 9 from Outer Space", but I doubt that any game equivalent would entertain me that much.

wait he quit cuz he only wants to make one game at a time? then he shouldve just demoted himself lol

"We need to surprise people"

*leaves a multi-billion dollar publisher capable of being on the forefront of innovation to make iPhone games*

if the whole world is going gamer, then why does no one know how to play them? lol

Yeah his games never fails to surprise me how crappy they are. Thank God for used games with a 30 day return policy. It only takes me a few minutes to return his surprisingly sheety games though.

Didn't mention books then? Which I would say is closer to the entertainment of games than films since you can tell a story that lasts more than a couple of hours... Other than that I disagree, everything has been washed out to about the same degree, only all the expensive games seem to have the same crap rehashed more than anything in the other industries at the moment.

I agree with some of what he said. I too have started to grow tired of movies, but they aren't dead and they can still surprise. Music just doesn't really do much for me. I actually just watched The Hunger Games last night and really liked it. It surprised me by how good it was. Sure it may have been somewhat predictable, but it was different from what I thought  it was going to be and  was better than I expected. If  other forms of entertainment didn't surprise us anymore, then I would only play video games and occasionally watch T.V.

"We are in the industry where surprise has to be at the center of everything that we do.">>>>>>well, so far all i got lately were surprises for all the wrong reasons. This industry has disappointed too many times, most noticeably the single player mode in me3. Trailers that promise all, games that are half cooked, yeah...things need to change.

"We are in the industry where surprise has to be at the center of everything that we do."

'Surprise' my ass. Zombies in Black Ops 2? Saw that coming. Stampede of DLC for MW3? Typical of Activision. New EA sports title this year? DOOD. NAO WAY.

"All gamers could care less what Peter Molyneux has to say", says all gamers.

Don't know too much about him, but he seems like a tool. Visual media and entertainment (i.e. movies, tv, games, etc.) is all this world is about. How can he sit there, with that stupid look on his face, and say he's "tired of movies and tv.?" So now he's basically calling out the ENTIRE movie industry and ALL of the Television Studious and saying "You guys are crap and I'm not." What a delusional, pathetic, self-ego stroking( if thats a word LOL) kind of guy is he!? I don't really know who he is AND NOW I could definitely care less about anything this man ever has to say in the future. To think I clicked on this article thinking I was going to read something positive about gamers.

What is it that this guy so famous for?

You can't honestly be saying that Doctor Who is boring and predictable. Same with Fringe.

Considering all of the disappointments this guy dished out while with Microsoft, those 22 cans are full of garbage.  I take this guys opinions and statements with a grain of salt and a gram of coke.

Stop flapping your lips and make Dungeon Keeper 3 already for goodness sake.

God i miss Bullfrog.

"I'm bored with movies, I'm bored with TV programs."

Yeah, and I'm bored of you. Tough luck!

Molyneux's still saying silly things, I see.

I agree with this guy from head to toe but, with the gaming dev going assemby-line for some years now, maybe the "whole world becoming gamers" mean the "whole world too much interested in casual gaming", which for me it's consequence of globalization and Capitalism. It doesn't mean "everybody is playing Nintendo or Sony games".

"For me, having one idea that I and my team utterly, completely, obsessively focus on is the reason that I left,"

Its called development. Spin too many plates and they'll all come crashing too the floor.

Molyneux: More people for me to disappoint with overhyped games! Mwhahahaha!

he is right though.He just left out a few words."The whole world will be playing alot of crappy games made by me soon.As ususal..I promise not to do half the shit I say." 

What happened to 75% of all the other shit that we was suppose to be able to do with the Fable series??

Shutup Molyneux. Go make up some cr@ about some amazing new features in an upcoming game then disappoint us. You know it's kinda your thing.

He hasn't surprised me since Black & White.... unless you count ommission of promises as a surprise... then again, it's no longer a surprise with him, it's the norm.

it's funny because whenever peter m opens his mouth i can't take him seriously.

A new name for Curiosity? You could call it "That game with the expensive in game item that we completely don't expect anyone to buy and we assure you it isn't about making money at all... Honestly guv"

First of all the world consists of more than just the Western societies. Second, cinema has existed for over 100 years and doesn't seem to be dying right now. Who is this short-sighted guy anyway?

Peter Molyneux hasn't surprised anyone in years.

In a way the whole world becoming gamers is not a good thing at all. Just more suckers to pull in for Activision and EA. What we need are gamers with little awareness.

He's soon going to announce Peter Molyneux's Pro Gardening Simulator..

What exactly is Pete basing his comments on? His vast knowledge and experience of film and television? Well according to his Godly words, these media cannot surprise us any more... oh wait a moment. That comment in itself is so vague as to be completely senseless. What exactly do you mean by surprise us, Peter? Based on David Cage's recent comments and those by Pete, it is no wonder the world doesn't regard gaming as a mature entertainment medium, not with these frankly laughable representatives.

Peter Molyneux - made one good game then fucked the series where is his sorry ass now ?

Really ? "Theeee whoooouuuleee wooouuurlddd" ? (I imagined this in his voice)

Well, if this man says so, it must be true. (being so successful and trustworthy and everything)

Then again, I somewhat understand him - How do you make people talk about you and pay attention ? It's simple, make a stupid / false announcement in public. (Best example is EA and UbiSoft lately)

His social experiment "curiosity" or whatever it will be called now will surely be a surprise, but not in a way he may think of.