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Game industry, I love you, but you're bringing me down.
Do you remember when the Xbox 360 launched at $400? And the PS3 at $500? It never crossed my mind to buy either of those consoles at launch. Not because the launch titles were disappointing (promises of then-distant Lost Planet, Halo 2, and Gears of War for Xbox and Metal Gear Solid 4, ( Read more... )
Do you remember when the Xbox 360 launched at $400? And the PS3 at $500? It never crossed my mind to buy either of those consoles at launch. Not because the launch titles were disappointing (promises of then-distant Lost Planet, Halo 2, and Gears of War for Xbox and Metal Gear Solid 4, ( Read more... )
It's too bad you've been classed out of the biz, and I know the feeling. At work I check in many of our new release games as they are shipped direct-to-store shortly before the street date, and it bugs the hell out of me that I can't play them because all I was able to afford was a Wii (which would have been fine if devs were making more serious games for it; I can only play no more heroes and such so many times before I get bored). I'm just glad my computer is only a bit outdated so I can still play most new games (I am planning to upgrade this summer because it finally hit the requirements wall), but it bums me out seeing all of these shiny console exclusives. I look at the gamer community and I feel like I was on vacation for four years while they've been sharing an apartment together.
The computer gaming industry seems to be running into the same problem a bit, as the cost of upgrading is getting obscene with all of the multiple processor/card options out there while the minimum system requirements still cover computers from 4 years ago. The gap between the two is getting so big they won't be able to straddle it anymore, and if developers choose to go the hardware hogging route (which they will since they need to compute with Sony's little super computer), it could kill pc gaming...except for WoW and Valve.
You should totally sell this entry as a story to a gaming magazine.
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Ugh...I looked at a couple more sources; some say $200, some say $300. $300's still a far cry from the PS3's launch price though...
One of the inspirations for this entry was me remembering when you had to sell the Xbox 360 you got for your birthday to help your mom and dad pay the bills. That was such a gigantic bummer.
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I've spent a little time today earmarking stuff I've written about the industry since GDC. After my current contract expires later this month I'll polish it up and start sending it out.
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