So here I sit.
Almost fully moved into my new apartment on the eve of my birthday. Life has been weird recently - I find myself once again alone in my surroundings - newly single and adjusting accordingly as one should.
I find myself sitting on my bed typing this article using a connection from one of my unknown, faceless neighbors. I no longer feel like a caveman - once again having a link to the outside world. I have lots of time on my hands.
For gaming.
It seems that life isn’t so bad after all.
So as I look across my cozy (small) apartment I see my entertainment setup - HDTV, PS3, 360 Elite, Wii, PSP and DS charging for another round of gaming bliss. As it was in past generations, I own all things currently available in the console world- whether I can afford them or not (at the very least I am very resourceful). All I have to worry about now is the software - which it seems can’t be released fast enough.
Not that it ever is mind you.
It occurs to me now that no matter what systems I own in whatever generation I can’t help but look towards the future. Here we are on the brink of one of the most exciting years of software in a long time - and I find myself thinking about the next generation of consoles and the innovation that will (hopefully) follow.
Is there something wrong with me for jumping the gun a half-a-decade or so early? Perhaps. It’s not as if I have many complaints about the here and now of gaming. I simply cannot help myself it seems.
The current hardware wars may very well determine who is - and isn’t - here in years to come. So far it looks like Nintendo has few worries - as long as they can keep the momentum going (and quality third-party support for that matter). And there is of course the Microsoft/Sony power struggle. As usual both are vying for the top of the heap, trying to place themselves as a ‘the omnipresent company for all forms and facets of entertainment now and forever’. Depending on the success of their strategies they could very well accomplish that goal. Disappointing as that would be for some (myself included). I find that no competition leads to fewer innovations - in any aspect of creation.
Maybe it’s just me.
In any case those times are not yet upon us . For now all we can do is simply watch the future unfold before our eyes - having as much fun as possible along the way. I look forward to playing the titles that will pave the way for the new and exciting ideas of tomorrow. This is what I love.
Until next time.
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Write a Comment»thats was, insightful.
some great points, absolutely. although i’m not a gamer in the true respect of the word, but i have many friends who are in the gaming community, who relish in the fact that each company is competing against the other to gain a better fan base on a really sick game.
however, serious gamers do have an insatiable need to satisfy their thirst for the next challenge in the next game, and a 2 minute teaser trailer will just not do it. i’ve had the real pleasure of playing with my close friend mr. blaze, and i can empathize with what he is grappling with in terms of thinking decades ahead of the average gamer and expecting the stellar results of a 48-hour gaming session where the hair’s matted down and you’re unable to move because you’ve been sitting indian style on your bed gaming. i do say to those that are thirsting for more to take heart, because the game gods that are and that will be in the near future already know what is wanted, dare i say needed, to quell a gamer’s 1 true desire that he or she may never be able to obtain - the one game that they cannot do without and will never trade in. ever.
Happy birthday son!!
Thanks dad!!
I always find myself looking back in terms of video games, rather than looking forward. Developers have only gotten lazier as graphics have improved immensely. Games are shorter than they were 10-15 years ago. Most of the writers aren’t even trying anymore in terms of storylines.
Even most of the commercials have lost their umph. Where is the “Genesis does, what Nintendon’t”? Now we have to settle for two creepy looking Japanese dudes who look like they want to invade your home and violate your whole family saying, “Wii would like to play.” Yeah, I’m sure they would like to play, with our entrails after they murder us.
For the most part, games have lost their creativity, and only a handful of newer games stand out from the rest of the pack of poseurs.
Maybe I’m getting too old for gaming. Or maybe it’s that I’m getting too old for the bullshit from lazy developers. some developers are so absurdly lazy that they won’t come up with an original idea. Instead they will buy a company with that brand spanking new “Must Have” title.
In the wise words of Danny Glover, “I’m getting too old for this shit.”
Well said nostars. If a game can be finished in five hours, what’s the point? Online does a lot to improve length, but is it a replacement for the offline expierence?
I think not.
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