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| dreama1:
Where do you think the gaming landscape will be in 20 years from now? 2036 AD? The atari generation of gamers will be pushing into their 70s and 80s at this point. We''ll have an older generation sympathetic and relatable as gamers to the young. Strange I know.. For the first time in gaming history we'll have a generation that is dead or dying off of old age at this point with their stories gone as well. People will look at it like a relic of the past. What will the new generations think of us? Some people today won't touch anything older than PS2. It'll be funny to hear one day that the offspring of that generation won't touch anything older than the PS4 ironically it'll come in full circle. Will the Xbox 360 and PS3 ever be as admired and looked back on in admiration as the NES one day, or will they be forgotten in the sands of time for the most part? A bigger question what will old old retro of the 90s look like price wise at this point? Try and keep it as grounded in reality as possible. |
| indenton:
I don't feel that generations of video games will simply disappear. As long as people like AVGN stick around on the internet, the existence of NES, Atari, Commadore 64, I feel like any curious gamers will at least be aware of the video game roots. There are PLENTY of let's play channels and Internet personalities which are still highlighting some of the primitive consoles and franchise I do think there's a point of which some platforms have simply become inaccessible. But then we have platforms like Virtual Console and the PlayStation Network. It's digital, but consoles like the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 1 & 2 do still have there place with Nintendo and PlayStation (not so much with the PSVita). We even have Steam and GOG bringing some older PC and MS-DOS games to the digital market. Then we have the Developers themselves like Square Enix which knocked it out of the park with Bravely Default finally realizing what people loved about there earlier RPGs and the long awaited reveal of the FF VII remake, yes it's for new platforms, but if that isn't acknowledging what they did right in the past, I don't what is. Key Developers breaking away from the shackles of publishers to make the games they themselves (and the fans) want, inspired by there own past accomplishments. It's happened with Rare and Konami and I bet there are more to come. The future might not contain the old consoles themselves, but we can tell that there are developers out there who want to carry the flame in a respectable manner. The traditional game collecting of a shelf full of cartridges may become even more scarce, it looks like it's becoming more digital, but in the end it's about the games, it's about the experience right? |
| hexen:
My guess is that it will be largely the same as it is now. We'll probably have some level of VR by then, but I am skeptical it will be well developed, even in 20 years. Physical media will (sadly) almost certainly be completely phased out, but unfortunately I doubt consoles will die, though they have been on life support even this generation. Micro-transactions will either have been phased out by consumer disgust or overwhelmingly rampant. Indie games will probably be much more prevalent with technology making it easier to make a quality product which will likely result in a lot of innovative/creative games. |
| thewelshman:
--- Quote from: hexen on November 22, 2015, 09:21:03 pm ---My guess is that it will be largely the same as it is now. We'll probably have some level of VR by then, but I am skeptical it will be well developed, even in 20 years. Physical media will (sadly) almost certainly be completely phased out, but unfortunately I doubt consoles will die, though they have been on life support even this generation. Micro-transactions will either have been phased out by consumer disgust or overwhelmingly rampant. Indie games will probably be much more prevalent with technology making it easier to make a quality product which will likely result in a lot of innovative/creative games. --- End quote --- You make a great point. With the accessibility of technology for people, homebrew and indie games will become increasingly available and will be a key factor in pushing the industry. You look back on computer and hackers are the reason the industry is where it is today. People pushing the technology to its limits to see what it can do. Where there are games, there will be people who want physical releases. Collectors, like me, who grew up with consoles being released every few years will be collecting them well into their 70s. Video games are a part of our lives. |
| bikingjahuty:
* Aside from a niche retro development scene, physical games were be no more. Everything media will likely be close to 100% digital. * Console gaming will still exist, however most of it will be mobile since phones and tablets are showing themselves quickly to be viable platforms for HD gaming * Expect the emergence of many small developers becoming household names, while several large devs will likely die out over the years due to the insane cost of producing AAA games. * Greater integration between social media and gaming, along with games beginning to have more marketing and micro-transactions in them. * Gaming as a staple of day to day life; with the boomer generation dying out fast, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Y will be running society, meaning one of their favorite past times, gaming, will be much more common. * a small, but dedicated group of "retro" collectors that seek out games on the now current gen and earlier. |
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