Old fashioned gaming vs modern gaming
Let me first explain what I mean with this, old fashioned gaming is just you playing a game on your computer or console while modern gaming is you playing games with virtual reality or other hardware and/or software to add something extra to your gaming experience. Maybe old fashioned isn´t the right word for it but sometimes it does feel that way, especially when you see all the things people use now to make games more interesting for them.
You don´t need modern technology? Well I wouldn´t say that, where would be without modern technology? I for one wouldn´t be able to type this and post it online, but also gaming itself wouldn´t not exist without modern technology. The thing is that technology doesn´t stand still, sure there are moments where things go fast and you see new things every year. But there are also decades where things go a bit slower, that doesn´t mean that there isn´t any movement at all! So in a way it´s not weird that gaming becomes so much more than what I grew up with, but that doesn´t mean that I´m happy with that! I don´t need virtual reality, kinect or whatever they come up with next to play games. It might be an interesting experience for a short time but when I just want to relax and play a game I don´t need that!
Who actually is into modern gaming? Well there´s probably a market for that otherwise it wouldn´t last long, but I don´t hear that much about it. Online you sometimes hear people talk about new technology but it´s often curiosity that drives them to buy and use it. But not many people actually buy it to make use of it every day and give up on the ´old´ way of gaming. Which is interesting, but maybe it´s because a lot of us grew up with this old fashioned way of gaming, it´s the kids of today that grow up with the modern stuff and will probably have more interest for that. But there are no guarantees, because gaming is still in the basic form where you sit behind your screen with a controller in your hand. There are some exceptions where a game responds to your behaviour, wether that´s movement or voice commands. But there isn´t a big market for that, Microsoft even sells their Xbox One now without the Kinect so that should say a lot.
We´re not ready for modern gaming? Probably not, because if you grow up with the old fashioned way of gaming then it´s not easy to embrace this modern type of gaming. Especially when most games are meant to be played in the old fashioned way, sure some will have some modern gaming traits but most of the game you´ll play like most other games out there. I guess it´s smarter to stick to what´s safe, which means that old fashioned games are more likely to sell better than a game with some modern tricks in it. Giving voice commands to your troops in a real time strategy game? Cool, but do you really need that to play the game? No, not really. Maybe things will be different in another generation, but for now people just enjoy games as they are!
You don´t need modern technology? Well I wouldn´t say that, where would be without modern technology? I for one wouldn´t be able to type this and post it online, but also gaming itself wouldn´t not exist without modern technology. The thing is that technology doesn´t stand still, sure there are moments where things go fast and you see new things every year. But there are also decades where things go a bit slower, that doesn´t mean that there isn´t any movement at all! So in a way it´s not weird that gaming becomes so much more than what I grew up with, but that doesn´t mean that I´m happy with that! I don´t need virtual reality, kinect or whatever they come up with next to play games. It might be an interesting experience for a short time but when I just want to relax and play a game I don´t need that!
Who actually is into modern gaming? Well there´s probably a market for that otherwise it wouldn´t last long, but I don´t hear that much about it. Online you sometimes hear people talk about new technology but it´s often curiosity that drives them to buy and use it. But not many people actually buy it to make use of it every day and give up on the ´old´ way of gaming. Which is interesting, but maybe it´s because a lot of us grew up with this old fashioned way of gaming, it´s the kids of today that grow up with the modern stuff and will probably have more interest for that. But there are no guarantees, because gaming is still in the basic form where you sit behind your screen with a controller in your hand. There are some exceptions where a game responds to your behaviour, wether that´s movement or voice commands. But there isn´t a big market for that, Microsoft even sells their Xbox One now without the Kinect so that should say a lot.
We´re not ready for modern gaming? Probably not, because if you grow up with the old fashioned way of gaming then it´s not easy to embrace this modern type of gaming. Especially when most games are meant to be played in the old fashioned way, sure some will have some modern gaming traits but most of the game you´ll play like most other games out there. I guess it´s smarter to stick to what´s safe, which means that old fashioned games are more likely to sell better than a game with some modern tricks in it. Giving voice commands to your troops in a real time strategy game? Cool, but do you really need that to play the game? No, not really. Maybe things will be different in another generation, but for now people just enjoy games as they are!
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