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Did 8th generation bring anything really new?
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petran79
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8th gen bridged the gap between computers and consoles even further, though not to the extent Microsoft hoped it to be. But who knows, with next Windows version sometime during 9th gen, they may succeed.
Steam's empire took a blow by the competition, though they are still going strong. It will be decisive what pc platform next gen games choose as well.
As for consoles, 8th gen put more focus on indies and BC, because developing high tier games became even more expensive and time consuming. Increase of censorship is also related to this. Minimise sale loses as much as possible.
Portable gaming basically gave free reign to smartphones since it would be impossible to keep up with technology. I see more high profile games appearing for mobiles next gen
Steam's empire took a blow by the competition, though they are still going strong. It will be decisive what pc platform next gen games choose as well.
As for consoles, 8th gen put more focus on indies and BC, because developing high tier games became even more expensive and time consuming. Increase of censorship is also related to this. Minimise sale loses as much as possible.
Portable gaming basically gave free reign to smartphones since it would be impossible to keep up with technology. I see more high profile games appearing for mobiles next gen
There still isn't a VR game that's actually worth putting an uncomfortable helmet on for.
This generation didn't give us anything new, but the generation before that didn't either, and the previous generation's games were even worse (360/PS3 gen was basically a gaming apocalypse it was so bad).
If I were forced to come up with a list of all the truly original seminal/influential games from 2000 onward, the list would be very short.
The Sims
Grand Theft Auto 3
Half-Life 2
World of Warcraft
Minecraft
Dark Souls
Fortnite
I'm not even saying those are good games (I like RE4 more than almost all of those, and you could definitely make an argument for its influence, but I don't feel that the game was truly huge). The games above were either the first excellent/mainstream implementation of a concept, enormously popular and influential, or just truly original. Even Half-Life 2 is a little shaky on this list. I put it there because it was super big and basically the game that sold people on physics engine integrations, but I'm not married to it making the cut.
This generation didn't give us anything new, but the generation before that didn't either, and the previous generation's games were even worse (360/PS3 gen was basically a gaming apocalypse it was so bad).
If I were forced to come up with a list of all the truly original seminal/influential games from 2000 onward, the list would be very short.
The Sims
Grand Theft Auto 3
Half-Life 2
World of Warcraft
Minecraft
Dark Souls
Fortnite
I'm not even saying those are good games (I like RE4 more than almost all of those, and you could definitely make an argument for its influence, but I don't feel that the game was truly huge). The games above were either the first excellent/mainstream implementation of a concept, enormously popular and influential, or just truly original. Even Half-Life 2 is a little shaky on this list. I put it there because it was super big and basically the game that sold people on physics engine integrations, but I'm not married to it making the cut.
ROMhack
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Consolidation of digital sales certainly. Felt like a novelty last year but it's now a core part of how games are distributed.
I don't think there's been too many improvements in terms of game design, but there's been a lot of refinements. CPU A.I. is still woefully underappreciated though IMO.
Unfortunately, certain genres have got MUCH worse (e.g. sports).
I don't think there's been too many improvements in terms of game design, but there's been a lot of refinements. CPU A.I. is still woefully underappreciated though IMO.
Unfortunately, certain genres have got MUCH worse (e.g. sports).
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Steam nailed the digital distribution SO long ago, and really, Xbox Live was basically already there during the 360 generation. It's more that Sony and Nintendo were/are just pathetically behind and playing catchup. Really hard for me to swallow as something "new."