TheSpore
Nurgle Chaos God of Death and Disease
Many of have heard of the video game crash back in the day and lately many have been speculating the next crash is on its way and absolutely unavoidable.
Why many will ask, well it has to do with many of the really nasty practices happeneing lately.
EA decided it was going to start putting microtransactions in every new release they make, because supposedly Dead Sace 3 was such a huge hit even though it completely undersold. IPs are being butchered and refocused for broader appeal, though it still hasn't shown to really make the games sell better than before. Capcom and their on disk DLC fiascos, more and more big publishers are forcing always online single player, the next M$ console is rumoured to be always online only and will also ban the use of any used games. As well as the insne pre-order bonuses and all the milking from day one DLC. The horrid release of Diablo III has been heralded by many as the beginning of the end. Its also becoming more apparent that consumers are starting to hold the wallet, SFxT greatly missed Capcom's mark, Dead Space 3 greatly undersold, Aliens CM sales droped drastically after its horrid release. What I am saying is people seem to be getting more cautious of where they spend their cash.
Is this really the beginning of 2nd game crash, or is all just hogwash. My assessment is that its not a crash that is coming, but the fall of once great companies that went the direction of pure greed and the rise of newer more consumer friendly organization emerging, such as we may see some of the indie devs rising up more. What do you all think?
Why many will ask, well it has to do with many of the really nasty practices happeneing lately.
EA decided it was going to start putting microtransactions in every new release they make, because supposedly Dead Sace 3 was such a huge hit even though it completely undersold. IPs are being butchered and refocused for broader appeal, though it still hasn't shown to really make the games sell better than before. Capcom and their on disk DLC fiascos, more and more big publishers are forcing always online single player, the next M$ console is rumoured to be always online only and will also ban the use of any used games. As well as the insne pre-order bonuses and all the milking from day one DLC. The horrid release of Diablo III has been heralded by many as the beginning of the end. Its also becoming more apparent that consumers are starting to hold the wallet, SFxT greatly missed Capcom's mark, Dead Space 3 greatly undersold, Aliens CM sales droped drastically after its horrid release. What I am saying is people seem to be getting more cautious of where they spend their cash.
Is this really the beginning of 2nd game crash, or is all just hogwash. My assessment is that its not a crash that is coming, but the fall of once great companies that went the direction of pure greed and the rise of newer more consumer friendly organization emerging, such as we may see some of the indie devs rising up more. What do you all think?
