The Death Of Console Gaming?

[partyBoy]

Console game is all about lounging on the couch with the control pad, big bag of chewy sweets and a few beers.

Please don't take this away from me......i'd need to speak to the wife if you did!

dont forget the taco bell

 

[LethalWolfe]

I see what he means, arcades (as in the place where people go to play games) is dead. But the spirit of arcade lives on in cheap, highscore-based, competitive games.

I see what he means too, I just disagree.

Arcade-style games might live on but the arcade itself and the arcade experience is a rare find these days. Sitting at home (or online) with my friends, controller in hand, is not nearly the same thing as perusing a room full of arcade cabinets, pocket full of tokens, contemplating which game is worthy my hard earned money.

As for upgradeability I think that will eventually happen. It already is in the mobile sector. As I'm sure I said in this thread - I can very well imagine consoles will eventually be nothing more than a set of standards and requirements per manufacturer, that all games made for that console will run at the very minimum but have room to play games at higher resolutions.

I'd be very surprised if Sony, MS or Nintendo licensed their hardware specs to other manufacturers. I think cloud-based gaming as a service is a more likely thing to happen.

 

[bellboy1982]

dont forget the taco bell

Im in Scotland so more like a greasy Fish Supper

 

[partyBoy]

Im in Scotland so more like a greasy Fish Supper

oh wow, i would love to visit Scotland one day, hows the greasy fish supper, explain please, sounds good

 

[soloer]

No one goes out to arcades anymore therefore arcades are dead.

Dave & Busters, while catering a bit more towards adults than kids, is what I'd call an arcade. They always seems quite busy when I've gone by.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Dave & Busters, while catering a bit more towards adults than kids, is what I'd call an arcade. They always seems quite busy when I've gone by.

There are certainly still places with arcade sections (like D&Bs or Jillians) and a handful of actual arcades exist though they are usually in various states of disrepair (dirty looking, broken games, etc.,). It's not like it was 20yrs ago when stand-alone arcades were still thriving and one existed in nearly every mall in America.

 

[soloer]

It's not like it was 20yrs ago when stand-alone arcades were still thriving and one existed in nearly every mall in America.

Good point. I wasted many hours of my life in those stand-alone arcades.. along with one inside a bowling alley I used to visit!

 

[applefan289]

Dave & Busters, while catering a bit more towards adults than kids, is what I'd call an arcade. They always seems quite busy when I've gone by.

Dave and Buster's is okay, but you can tell they are not interested in the games, more the food, drinks, etc. and games are an afterthought. They have some good newer games (like House of the Dead 4, etc.) but nothing specialized.

It's sad to see arcades lose popularity. Nothing can replace dedicated (expensive) hardware for a single game.

Logically speaking, you would think it's the other way around, where most people go to the arcade to play games (best experience), and people use their home consoles less only when they can't be at an arcade.