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Best of both worlds
I think KVM’s assertion that we need to all drop our PlayStation 3s and Xbox 360s or their successors are doomed is a bit pessimistic. The launches of both new consoles were hugely successful, record breaking in the PlayStation 4′s case, so I don’t think developer support will be a problem and I’m sure there are plenty of games being made we haven’t even heard about yet.
The influence of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will naturally diminish over the next year or so, as will sales, while the next gen machines will gradually take over and sales will increase until the transition is complete, this has always been the case.
I bought a PlayStation 4 at launch and I’m happy with my purchase but I’m looking forward to playing Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2 and Dark Souls II on my PlayStation 3 too. The time will come to fully embrace next gen and retire our old consoles but there’s no rush, the future of next gen consoles is already assured.
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Legitimate concerns
In reply to KVM’s Inbox message. I highly disagree with the idea that the it’s absolutely necessary for the games industry that we abandon last gen’s consoles immediately! There are still a lot of promising games coming out for PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 if this year’s new release list is anything to go by. When the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 generation first came out, games were still being produced for the original Xbox and PlayStation 2.
Also, I very much doubt the Xbox One/PlayStation S4 will fail unless we follow the beat of your drum and even in the highly unlikely scenario that it means the end of the home consoles market. I think you are being a little hyperbolic with your statement and need to just let the fate of the new generation unveil.
In saying this, I do agree with what you have said about microtransactions and downloadable content. I think it is a shame this have been introduced into the gaming industry to suck every penny out of gamers is despicable. Although, it appears people are happy to pay for microtransactions to advance easier in games rather than actually have the time, patience or skill to naturally advance. I think, unfortunately, they will be around for a while and may change gaming for the worse.
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Don’t encourage them?
I’m still not sure what KVM is getting at. We shouldn’t encourage games to be rushed out and we shouldn’t encourage games loaded with microtransactions and we shouldn’t encourage cynical indentikit sequels.
But we almost have a duty to jump aboard the next gen as soon as possible. So… we buy a next gen console but none of the games?
What happened to not encouraging manufacturers to release expensive machines with no killer apps by rewarding them with record breaking sales?