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Casual Games Will Make Consoles Extinct - Clickz
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Fri Nov 27
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And yes, I will trade in Gears 2 for Zoo keeper if I can duel the rhinos with a Lancer.
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Ya that makes so much sense.
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once again.. not trying to defend casual games and start up some craziness.. just sayin.
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Never mind the hardcore folks like us who are always looking for the latest graphical showcase (and we are worth billions nowadays) - even the "casual" gamers this bloke is chasing have a console made just for them in the Wii. And I bet that makes a lot more money than any dodgy online game...
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On the subject, I've been known to play a "casual" game now and then. It'll never replace my "core" gaming, but I can't deny the awesomeness of Peggle and Luxor. Not to mention Puzzle Quest, the deepest casual title ever.
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Sure the casual market's revenue per year is getting bigger each year but that can also be said to the enthusiast demographic.
Is this guy suggesting that EA,Take-Two,Sega,MGS and a other game studios close down or switch its focus to casual games? Yeah I'd like to see someone pay $60 for BeJeweled 6:Electric Boogaloo.
One more thing. Can we refer to "hardcore" as "enthusiasts" right here right now? It's less cheesy and sounds more in-line with what we really are.
I know I'm not hardcore. Maybe in my pants I am but certainly not videogame-wise.
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Oh, neat! I conform to the stereotype!
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I think PC will dominate the market, when new tech evolves faster than consoles can make a profit from, and the fact that consoles are static for 5 years, IMHO means a PC market will get better,
With the success of WOW, more people are open to PC games I think than before, Unfortunelty not many developers see this as the biggest market, I think Blizzard and Valve have the right idea.
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The PC has had that tech evolution advantage since, well, always, but has never been able to dominate the market. I think the advantage of constantly evolving technology is negated by the fact that people can't stay on top of that tech. Only the hardest-core gamers update their computers more than once every couple of years. Many developers make their games for consoles for exactly the reason that you claim PCs will dominate; what you call "static", many people call "stable".
If anything kills consoles, I imagine it would be digital delivery... if the consoles weren't already figuring that out.
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I meant it strictly as a hypothetical, pre-hard drive in consoles way. It obviously isn't going to kill the consoles we have now. They figured it out before it became a huge advantage for the PC.
So, you know, moot point.
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