The industry is in for a gaming crash

Vikingod · Dec 1, 2005, 03:15 AM

With all the hoopla surrounding the Xbox 360 launch, the impending release of the PS3 and the Revolution, things couldn't be better right?

Mainstream media is recognising gaming as something that a wider demographic than goths-with-guns(tm) and overweight basement dwellers do, and the industry is raking in more money than Hollywood. The problem is that they are facing the same problems as the moribund entertainment industry, and we could be on the verge of another 80s style crash.
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SFOSOK · Dec 1, 2005, 07:50 AM

We need gaming to crash for a while so it can rebuild itself. All everything is right now is cross console gaming where no one wins. They need to make most games system exclusive that way money and time does not have to be wasted porting it. Game dev's really need to step it up a notch like in the old days. I think we just get lazier as time goes by.

EcPercy · Dec 1, 2005, 08:44 AM

Man, that was a good read. Finally there is one article on The Inquirer that actually makes sense.

That said, I am scared to buy any games these days. Any game that requires a cd key (and most pc games do) cannot be returned once the shrinkwrap is opened. A lot of people say to get them at wal-mart because they will take them back, but I would rather companies set up a game station with ISO images of all new PC games on them so that I can try them first. Yes, some of you will say play the demo, but not all games have one.

Anyway, I have seen the quality of games going down for a long while. Companies need to stop producing crap just to earn some fast cash. I don't buy into the hype and the recent xbox-360 videos I have seen were nothing special. For instance, the console lock up video with Project Gotham Racing; it looked just like a game you would play on pc. So much for "next gen"

blackdog · Dec 1, 2005, 10:06 AM

A crash may also do something about the costs of hardware(specifically video cards) as long as the demand is there the cost of them will continue to be artificially high. Doesn't cost anywhere near $650.00(cdn) to make a high end Ati or Nvidia graphics card but the demand is there so they will charge it and we will buy it because it means so much to have a few fps more. I seen an article one time that suggested that games aren't really using all the power of gpu's just that manufacturers do let the cards go to their full potential.

Drakon · Dec 1, 2005, 12:30 PM

I gotta agree about the industry needing to crash and rebuild itself

g35x · Dec 1, 2005, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by EcPercy

Man, that was a good read. Finally there is one article on The Inquirer that actually makes sense.

That said, I am scared to buy any games these days. Any game that requires a cd key (and most pc games do) cannot be returned once the shrinkwrap is opened. A lot of people say to get them at wal-mart because they will take them back, but I would rather companies set up a game station with ISO images of all new PC games on them so that I can try them first. Yes, some of you will say play the demo, but not all games have one.

Anyway, I have seen the quality of games going down for a long while. Companies need to stop producing crap just to earn some fast cash. I don't buy into the hype and the recent xbox-360 videos I have seen were nothing special. For instance, the console lock up video with Project Gotham Racing; it looked just like a game you would play on pc. So much for "next gen"

i agree about the buying the cd keys and shit just get crazy like in bf2 whenever i patch it tells me "invalid cd key" i always have to reinstall and not play for the 2 weeks it takes me to dig around in my room for the instruction book the cd key is on....i ended up putting isos of the cds on my comp and makeing a txt of the cd key lol

Dec 1, 2005, 03:15 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	The industry is in for a gaming crash With all the hoopla surrounding the Xbox 360 launch, the impending release of the PS3 and the Revolution, things couldn't be better right? Mainstream media is recognising gaming as something that a wider demographic than goths-with-guns(tm) and overweight basement dwellers do, and the industry is raking in more money than Hollywood. The problem is that they are facing the same problems as the moribund entertainment industry, and we could be on the verge of another 80s style crash. __________ Read More / Source: The The Inquirer

Dec 1, 2005, 07:50 AM	#2
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	We need gaming to crash for a while so it can rebuild itself. All everything is right now is cross console gaming where no one wins. They need to make most games system exclusive that way money and time does not have to be wasted porting it. Game dev's really need to step it up a notch like in the old days. I think we just get lazier as time goes by. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Dec 1, 2005, 08:44 AM	#3
EcPercy HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Iraq Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 0	Man, that was a good read. Finally there is one article on The Inquirer that actually makes sense. That said, I am scared to buy any games these days. Any game that requires a cd key (and most pc games do) cannot be returned once the shrinkwrap is opened. A lot of people say to get them at wal-mart because they will take them back, but I would rather companies set up a game station with ISO images of all new PC games on them so that I can try them first. Yes, some of you will say play the demo, but not all games have one. Anyway, I have seen the quality of games going down for a long while. Companies need to stop producing crap just to earn some fast cash. I don't buy into the hype and the recent xbox-360 videos I have seen were nothing special. For instance, the console lock up video with Project Gotham Racing; it looked just like a game you would play on pc. So much for "next gen"

Dec 1, 2005, 10:06 AM	#4
blackdog HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Frozen North of 49 Posts: 104 Rep Power: 0	A crash may also do something about the costs of hardware(specifically video cards) as long as the demand is there the cost of them will continue to be artificially high. Doesn't cost anywhere near $650.00(cdn) to make a high end Ati or Nvidia graphics card but the demand is there so they will charge it and we will buy it because it means so much to have a few fps more. I seen an article one time that suggested that games aren't really using all the power of gpu's just that manufacturers do let the cards go to their full potential.

Dec 1, 2005, 12:30 PM	#5
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	I gotta agree about the industry needing to crash and rebuild itself