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Posted April 04, 2014
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grunthos64: I really think we are close to going as far as we can with graphics, at least on hardware that is anywhere near affordable to consumers. I think consoles will disappear well before PC gaming does, and I say that as a devout console gamer since the NES. Even if they are marginalized more now thanks to phones and tablets, people will still need computers and there will always be games as long as there are computers to play them on. Consoles on the other hand could become obsolete easily especially since computers are way more affordable and easier to upgrade these days with much more choices. Back in its hey day, consoles were the easy worry free solution to the troublesome running of computer games. Now its easy to run even the big graphics hogging titles on modest machines and its made very understandable to any layman, and consoles need patches for their games now and you are locked onto one store front. I think micro consoles too will choke the market as we are starting to get more consoles then when we did in the 90s when every company made one.
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Magmarock: I pretty much agree with this. Anyone who thinks PC gaming is on it's way out doesn't understand the IT industry. The damn for PC's if far higher then it is for gaming consoles due to the fact that PC's do other things. Also mods, emulators, free open markets, indie freedom.

Consoles have turned into physical DRM and will probably be the first thing to go and be replaced with a "Steam like" service that works on Linex and smart TV's.
http://www.line-x.ca/index.php?page=home ???
Posted April 05, 2014
I used to think that the gaming industry would crash when the economy did, but have since been educated on that. I've had friends who couldn't pay their rent and didn't have any food in their fridge, but still had their Xbox, computer, and cell phones going. Some people would rather party and play games than eat or pay bills.

So if that mentality dominates modern culture, no the gaming industry will never crash. Not until we're left with a society devoid of electricity and dinosaurs once again roam the Earth.
Posted April 05, 2014
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Emob78: I used to think that the gaming industry would crash when the economy did, but have since been educated on that. I've had friends who couldn't pay their rent and didn't have any food in their fridge, but still had their Xbox, computer, and cell phones going. Some people would rather party and play games than eat or pay bills.

So if that mentality dominates modern culture, no the gaming industry will never crash. Not until we're left with a society devoid of electricity and dinosaurs once again roam the Earth.
most of time, actually entertainment industry as a whole always survive on harsh condition and even thrive. on harsh condition people always need something to hide away from their misery
Post edited April 05, 2014 by sinugie
Posted April 05, 2014
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sinugie: most of time, actually entertainment industry as a whole always survive on harsh condition. on harsh condition people always need something to hide away from their misery
Actually, it is said, that dice gaming was created for this, here for example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1DuBesGYM
Posted April 05, 2014
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Klumpen0815:
hanks for the historical background :). most of the historic reff i remember about entertainer industry ( and their relation on harsh condition ) usually always talk about prostitution and gambling. that tidbit about lydia is interesting one though, never heard of it
Posted April 05, 2014
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Magmarock: Since the release of Titan Fall an $80 multiplayer only game
Titan Fall is $60 in the US. I think you've said before that you're actually from Australia, so you should really change your account settings (or at least make it clear that you are talking about AUD and not USD), unless you're actually trying to mislead people.
Post edited April 05, 2014 by spindown
Posted April 05, 2014
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Magmarock: Since the release of Titan Fall an $80 multiplayer only game
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spindown: Titan Fall is $60 in the US. I think you've said before that you're actually from Australia, so you should really change your account settings (or at least make it clear that you are talking about AUD and not USD), unless you're actually trying to mislead people.
Changing my account settings has no affect, I guess I probably should make that clear but I guess I don't because I'm still outraged that we have to pay extra, and I want people to understand that unlike Brazil our government has nothing to do with it. EA says we pay $80 there for we pay $80. Even when our dollar was more then the US we were still paying more.
Posted April 05, 2014
I don't think it'll happy any time soon
Posted April 05, 2014
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Emob78: I used to think that the gaming industry would crash when the economy did, but have since been educated on that. I've had friends who couldn't pay their rent and didn't have any food in their fridge, but still had their Xbox, computer, and cell phones going. Some people would rather party and play games than eat or pay bills.

So if that mentality dominates modern culture, no the gaming industry will never crash. Not until we're left with a society devoid of electricity and dinosaurs once again roam the Earth.
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sinugie: most of time, actually entertainment industry as a whole always survive on harsh condition and even thrive. on harsh condition people always need something to hide away from their misery
Indeed. The Romans loved their breads and circuses even as their economy was collapsing and barbarians were streaming south across the Alps.

Every civilization has a bell curve. It's usually topped and hits the other side when modern entertainment mixes with apathy and oozes out the cultural rectum.
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