Gaming trends that need to die - Blu-ray Forum

Icemage · 01-13-2010, 07:16 PM

A lot of the things that are being complained about in this thread either make practical or commercial sense.

- Sequels? People who bought and loved one game are likely to buy another. This is a known behavior inherited from Hollywood, and given the costs and difficulties of launching new IP, I don't see this trend changing at all; nor do I see a need to, as long as new IPs don't stop coming completely, and as long as the sequels themselves are of good quality.

- Rumble? Yeah, yeah, Sony said it was last gen tech, but the truth about that was that they were in a lawsuit with Immersion over the licensing of the tech and couldn't put it in the original SixAxis controllers because of it. There's an option to turn it off if you don't like it, and it's obviously important enough that Sony reversed course and made the DS3 standard.

- Shovelware on the Wii isn't a trend. The most popular system always attracts moneygrubbing cheapskates and cash-ins in every console generation (see: Atari 2600, NES, Super Nintendo, PS1, PS2). It's only more noticeable on the Wii because there's such a relative dearth of actually good titles to counter-balance the mudslide of filth.

- Like the above, Movie/Game tie-ins are nothing new. *cough* E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial for Atari 2600 *cough*

- I love how there's hate for music gaming and love for co-op gaming in the same thread. Do some of you realize that music games are amongst the best co-op experiences to be had?

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01-13-2010, 07:16 PM	#11
Icemage Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007	A lot of the things that are being complained about in this thread either make practical or commercial sense. - Sequels? People who bought and loved one game are likely to buy another. This is a known behavior inherited from Hollywood, and given the costs and difficulties of launching new IP, I don't see this trend changing at all; nor do I see a need to, as long as new IPs don't stop coming completely, and as long as the sequels themselves are of good quality. - Rumble? Yeah, yeah, Sony said it was last gen tech, but the truth about that was that they were in a lawsuit with Immersion over the licensing of the tech and couldn't put it in the original SixAxis controllers because of it. There's an option to turn it off if you don't like it, and it's obviously important enough that Sony reversed course and made the DS3 standard. - Shovelware on the Wii isn't a trend. The most popular system always attracts moneygrubbing cheapskates and cash-ins in every console generation (see: Atari 2600, NES, Super Nintendo, PS1, PS2). It's only more noticeable on the Wii because there's such a relative dearth of actually good titles to counter-balance the mudslide of filth. - Like the above, Movie/Game tie-ins are nothing new. cough E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial for Atari 2600 cough - I love how there's hate for music gaming and love for co-op gaming in the same thread. Do some of you realize that music games are amongst the best co-op experiences to be had?

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