Looking into buying a game console...haven't owned one in years. Wanted some opinions on the 360 and PS3 because I really can't decide - thanks.
Thing is, I'm not sure if I'm going to get a next gen console at all. Only 2 or 3 titles on the PS3 that really wow'd me. On the PS2, maybe double that... on the original Playstation - dozens.
It seems the graphics and hardware costs have gone up, while actual content and playability have stagnated or even regressed.
Couple this with death of used games market, and the abysmal financial straits in the console gaming business - the future is not bright for either of the big players. (you know the two I speak of)
I believe these poor business returns will result in desperate actions to get much needed cash where they can. More in-game advertisements, more expensive "expanded content" that will need to be purchased, less interest in quality developers pushing work out for something they can't sustain from. Finally, constant regurgitation of titles / formats that generate lots of cash - and atrophy of innovation that does not.
Don't mean to sound like a downer, but from what I see, the current gaming ecosystem is barreling towards a crash.
I would like to be wrong here, and hope that I am.
At the end of the current generation lifecycle... why not wait until next gen launches in the near future, and get that, or current hardware at a discount?
Games have gotten very stale across most platforms as of late - not sure if it's a sign of another "game crash", or just that developers not pushing hard on hardware they know is near EOL.
That's a good observation. Copycats, sequels and resurrections. Really, it's all been done to death at this point.
Yes game developing blockbusters has slowed down...
No, it hasn't.
More money than ever is being poured into large scale projects.
We just had a huge wave in November 2011- Batman AC, Skyrim, Uncharted 3, Zelda Skyward Sword, COD MW3, Saints Row 3, Mario 3D Land, Assassins Creed Revelations, Rayman Origins, Sonic Generations... each one of those games cost more than their predecessors.
The biggest are yet to come, each consoles last hurrah- Halo 4, Beyond, The Last Guardian, Black Ops 2. I can't fathom the cost of those projects.
The thing is, of all those, how many are fresh new titles? And how many are updates to known cash cows?
Simply because lots of money is spent, does not make a game good, in fact, it can create something worse.
No, it hasn't.
More money than ever is being poured into large scale projects.
We just had a huge wave in November 2011- Batman AC, Skyrim, Uncharted 3, Zelda Skyward Sword, COD MW3, Saints Row 3, Mario 3D Land, Assassins Creed Revelations, Rayman Origins, Sonic Generations... each one of those games cost more than their predecessors.
The biggest are yet to come, each consoles last hurrah- Halo 4, Beyond, The Last Guardian, Black Ops 2. I can't fathom the cost of those projects.