Don't worry sledge... while the general populace isn't gonig to 'wise up' the games people WILL hit the wall where the games are no longer fun for them.. and they will stop buying... It'll be the golden age crash all over again.
What happens when a bunch of people release a ton of crap no one wants all the time? people stop buying it.
The issue here, is that people WANT the same game over and over, just like people want the same movies over and over... and the same sitcoms... 90% of the population is happy with a changless stagnant world.
This isn't going to change... nor should it.
In the years to come, we will see a grand awakening of personal media, even more amazing than the last 5 years... It will no longer be crap quality You-Tube video... it will be production quality web shows... There is money to be made.
Indie games, music, movies, shows and what not will all find a profitable place that lives WITHOUT the traditional companies... Music is already finding a place online to exist without labels...
We all complain about the fact that the big companies release the same crap over and over... but we all buy some of that crap.
I, buy or rent lots of RPGs, most of which are crap and I return, some I hang on to... But they aren't any less contrived... I still enjoy them.. Just like I enjoy a campy horror movie or watching shows like Law and Order...
Sure... Law and Order hasn't done anything origional in 15 years... I still have fun.
What happens when a bunch of people release a ton of crap no one wants all the time? people stop buying it.
The issue here, is that people WANT the same game over and over, just like people want the same movies over and over... and the same sitcoms... 90% of the population is happy with a changless stagnant world.
This isn't going to change... nor should it.
In the years to come, we will see a grand awakening of personal media, even more amazing than the last 5 years... It will no longer be crap quality You-Tube video... it will be production quality web shows... There is money to be made.
Indie games, music, movies, shows and what not will all find a profitable place that lives WITHOUT the traditional companies... Music is already finding a place online to exist without labels...
We all complain about the fact that the big companies release the same crap over and over... but we all buy some of that crap.
I, buy or rent lots of RPGs, most of which are crap and I return, some I hang on to... But they aren't any less contrived... I still enjoy them.. Just like I enjoy a campy horror movie or watching shows like Law and Order...
Sure... Law and Order hasn't done anything origional in 15 years... I still have fun.