Bitmap Frogs
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Shit went downhill once we lost E3.
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64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
..... I wanted that.
MiguelItUp
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I don't know about all that, personally. But I think it would be a very interesting outcome.
Pandawan
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Actually this is true! Just look at Blizzcon's 15 years ago and now. Devs and gamers were on one note.
The same can be said about E3. Damn, E3 itself was something else but even the presentations of big publishes 10 years ago was much more alive. Companies executives actually went on stage to hold their new products in their hands and show them to us. Miyamoto danced on Wii Fit as i recall. This Microsoft's bald dude showed his GTA tatooes. Todd Howard lied about 16 times more details in person in front of a crowd. Damn f-ing Keanu Reeves told some guy the He is breathtaking.
Now it looks like they want to promote their games to Blackrock CEO not to the people. Just here you go get some video to boost out stock prices and make leakers shut up and that enough
It was something else
The same can be said about E3. Damn, E3 itself was something else but even the presentations of big publishes 10 years ago was much more alive. Companies executives actually went on stage to hold their new products in their hands and show them to us. Miyamoto danced on Wii Fit as i recall. This Microsoft's bald dude showed his GTA tatooes. Todd Howard lied about 16 times more details in person in front of a crowd. Damn f-ing Keanu Reeves told some guy the He is breathtaking.
Now it looks like they want to promote their games to Blackrock CEO not to the people. Just here you go get some video to boost out stock prices and make leakers shut up and that enough
It was something else
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Well, that tells the 30fps excuse on consoles won't go away, the devs will always quadruple the size of their games and reach new heights never seen before like they don't care to make a 100 hours linear RPGs cause it's something new to keep the players engaged in the main story much more than 40 hours. These people are crazy but creative.
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Jigsaah
Member
Been saying this for years OP. The showmanship has left the games industry, yet people shit on Geoff Keighley when he's basically all we got right now. Not saying he doesn't deserve criticism, because he does. It just not for his showmanship...it's for how he chooses to handle the nominees and victors of TGA.
I think a lot of this is because of a transition the gaming industry is going through. Layoffs abound. Microsoft doing away with exclusives basically. Sony with dry ass Jim at the head for the first half of the generation. Nintendo and it's decade-long minimalist strategy (it works, but fuck man).
I understand it takes millions to put on a show and somebody in charge must not see a return on that investment....or they feel they can get the same ROI by doing/costing less. But I think this illustrates a point OP is trying to make. The showmanship requires passion. I do feel passion is falling away and practicality has become more important.
I think a lot of this is because of a transition the gaming industry is going through. Layoffs abound. Microsoft doing away with exclusives basically. Sony with dry ass Jim at the head for the first half of the generation. Nintendo and it's decade-long minimalist strategy (it works, but fuck man).
I understand it takes millions to put on a show and somebody in charge must not see a return on that investment....or they feel they can get the same ROI by doing/costing less. But I think this illustrates a point OP is trying to make. The showmanship requires passion. I do feel passion is falling away and practicality has become more important.