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Last post: 19 Mar at 14:20
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Posted on 25 June 12 at 19:42 |
| Yes, I can pay $3.99 for a game I can play anywhere, that is simple, but that same game will give me maybe 2-4 days of enjoyment before I make 2-4 more $3.99 purchases to keep me entertained. While I can pay $60 for a game like Burnout Paradise, which I'm still playing 2 years after I bought it, and not have to worry about deleting apps from my iPad to make room for more games. Since I bought my iPad in march I've spent more on apps than I have on console games. However, I've bought more console games with that smaller amount of money. I play more on consoles than I do on my tablet and it will always be that way. |
This. I didn't want to wait 12 months to hear the dialogue he had to offer. |
Last post: 17 May at 10:35
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Posted on 25 June 12 at 20:51 |
| They appeal mostly to different audiences and are both big enough markets not to be phased out. Simple as that IMO. |
Last post: 24 Sep 12 at 06:29
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Posted on 25 June 12 at 21:17 |
| I think they can both Co-exist, but I think gaming depth and originality in new games has suffered in trying to constantly cater to casuals. |
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Last post: 11 May at 01:49
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Posted on 26 June 12 at 02:13 |
| I haven't seen anyone mention the "Blue Ocean Strategy" that Nintendo went with for the Wii. The idea was to get people to play games that usually wouldn't, and then in turn they might want to play more "hardcore" games (sort of like getting hooked on Wii Bowling, and then giving Mario Galaxy a try; at least that's how I understood it). Doesn't it seem plausible for someone to get hooked on Angry Birds, move on to an X-Box 360 arcade console to play something like Geometry Wars, or Trials HD, and then finally try a game like Skyrim, or Batman Arkham City? Not saying that would always be the case, but in that instance someone is gaming on tablet/phone style games and then moving on to HD console games. |
Last post: 02 Apr at 09:04
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Posted on 26 June 12 at 09:58 |
| i said yes, console games will be phased out but only because my opinion wasnt a choice. i think they ARE a threat to consoles, but i do NOT think consoles will be phased out. there will always be people, like me, who cant stand mobile/casual games and LOVE console games. but the fact that there are SO MANY people who play casual games, big time game companies will shift their focus to these platforms to make more money. and because of this, they will no longer be making awesome console games for people like me. so while console gaming will absolutely still exist, there may come a time when there just isnt as much choice when it comes to triple-A games because the companies that used to make them just arent anymore. |
Just know that I'm better than you. |
Last post: Yesterday at 10:43
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Posted on 26 June 12 at 10:02 |
| Knucklehead923 said:i said yes, console games will be phased out but only because my opinion wasnt a choice.That's why there's an OTHER choice. |
Last post: 02 May at 22:53
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Posted on 26 June 12 at 13:22 |
| In my eyes arcades have only vanished because consoles are their evolved version. Instead of having to go out to play a game you could play the game at home. I don't see the same functionality on tablets or smart phones as on a console and therefor I don't believe they are really competing with each other. That applies to 'hardcore gaming' only btw. For casual gaming I believe tablets and smart phones will win the battle with casual gaming on consoles. |
Last post: 01 May at 22:12
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Posted on 26 June 12 at 15:55 |
| Give me a controller, an absorbing game with a story I can enjoy over any pick-up/play/drop timewaster on a phone any day. There's no way for me a phone/tablet game will ever replace a console in the ability to deliver a AAA game. Nor for that matter (not that it is really my interest) could you ever do CoD/Gears/Halo online using any portable tools either. |
Last post: 15 May at 14:35
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Posted on 27 June 12 at 11:35 |
Viper187316 said:Slayer1189 said:Voted other. I believe it's not so much the casual games that will kill console gaming (although those games may contribute), but casual and social gamers.
Gaming was never really about being sociable or casual in the past. Sure people met at arcades but to do their own thing. Console gaming killed arcades because people could do it cheaper (in the long run), at home and by themselves or with select friends. Everyone who played games tended to have a high interest in them.
Now we have everyone playing games, but only casual ones or playing sociably with friends.
Though I don't feel that's for me, I have no issue with the people who choose to do it... My issue is when the companies start to prioritize those individuals and it is that I fear is happening right now!  Exactly. Nintendo started this motion gaming crap with the Wii to draw in casuals, and everyone else had to copy it. Now we're seeing games being released Kinect Required etc that have no reason to lack regular controller support. Wii is the worst, but Microsoft seems to be heading in a dangerous direction. Why the hell should a simple trivia game like Millionaire require a Kinect? Add support for whatever you want, but there are very few games that couldn't be played with a controller. I picked up a Wii because I couldn't resist Punchout and I despise it. You have to waive that stupid remote around just for menus in everything. There's no controller support for simple games that obviously SHOULD work with a controller. etc. The really sad part is with all this technology, the NES Zapper is STILL better for arcade shooters!
Gaming used to be about the gameplay and story. Now it's nothing but hi-res graphics with worse and worse load times. Not to mention gouging for DLC that should've been on the disc in the first place and never gets price dropped.
Bungie/343i ruined Halo Reach for casuals. People thought 30 minutes was too long for firefight, but Horde on Gears can last forever!? So they took out dropships to speed things up, which makes the Grounded commendation go from insane to impossible. Did they consider the hardcore gamers that actually wanted to finish their commendations? Nope.
PC gaming is more or less screwed because the companies fear piracy so much they lock down the games to the point it's more convenient to crack them anyway. The Games for WIndows Live thing with achievements is a good way to get people to actually buy the games, I guess.
I don't want Netflix, youtube, and 100 other things on my gaming console. I don't even want a goddamn clock! I miss the old days when console gaming was simple. N64 didn't have a clock to set. Nobody cared what time is was when they were playing Goldeneye.This. |
Last post: 16 May at 17:59
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Posted on 28 June 12 at 13:33, Edited on 28 June 12 at 13:40 by Opproperaar |
I can't add anything beyond what has already been said. I don't think console games are directly threatened and I certainly don't see them being phased out any time soon. Casual games and consoles are not in the same market. I do fear though that because casual games are being played by a far larger number of people than 'hardcore' games that console and pc developers will start to prioritize these consumers over the console consumers in a bid to increase sales.
I can already notice games getting dumbed down more and more in terms of gameplay (not story), to make it more accessible to a larger audience. A larger audience that has some time to kill, but not enough to be hardcore gamers nor bother to go through a learning curve, learning the controls, levels, tactics, etc. So they simplify it. I hate to see that trend continue because of developers trying to appeal to a market that never was interested in actual retail games to begin with. Anyway, I voted 'not sure'. |
Last post: 20 Apr at 17:00
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Posted on 28 June 12 at 19:25 |
SpectreSubZero said:Ben Cousins is delusional!QFT.
The Wii was the start of the modern casual gaming trend. Everybody I know that bought a Wii never uses it now. These things are a trend. They will come and go, and WE will still be gaming away. |
In this world gone mad, we won't spank the monkey, the monkey will spank us! |
Last post: 01 May at 21:56
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Posted on 29 June 12 at 06:24 |
| Casual gamers are like social gamers, they have a purpose in the gaming community and aren't considered a threat in the gaming world. |
Last post: 07 May at 13:44
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Posted on 30 June 12 at 17:08, Edited on 30 June 12 at 17:12 by S k y C h a t |
Another attention whoring industry douchebag covering up his words that basically mean: Got paid? Buy my game first! 
PMS Green1Chaos said:Casual gamers are like social gamers, they have a purpose in the gaming community and aren't considered a threat in the gaming world.Casuals are the dead of invention, creativity and innovation.
Casuals chew up games and throw them out, on to the next whereas the hardcore community tend to stick with certain developers and their franchise for years, you know, the ones who get completely ignored but facebook/twitter dummies are the cash flow so bring on sequel 6 and let it all be action based FPS while driving a lambo! |
Last post: 12 Jan at 07:08
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Posted on 01 July 12 at 16:50 |
| While casual games may be cheaper and more convenient...How long can you continuously shoot birds at barriers or run on the same track in Temple Run? |
Last post: Yesterday at 22:18
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Posted on 02 July 12 at 21:56 |
| If these "casual games" gave you easy achievements, most of you would love `em and buy `em just for that reason regardless of if you actually enjoyed the gameplay or not , that`s the biggest threat to gaming!!! |
The Truth is crying out and it`s so loud and so clear,But most people won`t even hear- Damian Marley |
Last post: 19 Mar at 09:44
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Posted on 02 July 12 at 22:45, Edited on 02 July 12 at 22:45 by LV 1 Blue Slime |
| Pure Vapour 420 said:If these "casual games" gave you easy achievements, most of you would love `em and buy `em just for that reason regardless of if you actually enjoyed the gameplay or not , that`s the biggest threat to gaming!!!Ah yes, because an easy achievement list is the scourge of the gaming world, for sure. Why, I'm surprised we haven't heard of them shaking children and beating women too. It's only a matter of time... |
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Last post: 15 Dec 12 at 15:10
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Posted on 03 July 12 at 00:48 |
| The crappiest, easiest game in existence doesn't come close to matching the sales of the gaming worlds biggest franchises. I think we'll be fine. |
Oh, they love us American boys. |