Where Next for Gaming?

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Socoder -> Misc Gaming -> Where Next for Gaming?
Thu, 03 Dec 2015, 02:42
Jayenkai	PS4, XBone and for the most part WiiU haven't really added anything new to the mix. Previous generations have been about 2D horsepower, the newness of 3D, the capabilities of better 3D, the sheer joys of motion control, and then... ... Then it all stopped. This generation has been "we might as well release a new one.." WiiU's pretty much the most significant improvement, but even that falls into the "just another Wii" category. We're being lead into the direction of VR, but I'm pretty sure that's not going to become a commonplace thing. Not everyone will have the £300+ to spare on a pair of glasses for a single player experience!! So, what next for gaming? Will Nintendo's NX bring us something new to play with? Or will we, once again, be left with "but with more polygons"...? -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Thu, 03 Dec 2015, 04:52
rockford	I can't possibly see a future that isn't more of what we have now, but in prettier boxes or that combines everything in one; except for VR of course (and I definitely don't see that as the future). Maybe NX will surprise me. I doubt it, but it might.
Thu, 03 Dec 2015, 14:22
cyangames	In my opinion, the WiiU, 3DS and the OUYA are probably the most exciting console releases in recent years. I'm looking forward to Christmas and a new shiny Wii U. I doubt I'll be bothering with any new consoles after that unless of course, Nintendo prove me wrong again! I'll probably want to grab an arcade machine or something in the future after that, maybe some VR stuff, if I ever happen to have a spare, large empty room of course (that'd be unlikely then). -=-=- Web / Game Dev, occasionally finishes off coding games also!
Thu, 03 Dec 2015, 15:30
rockford	My New3DS is pretty much permanently attached to me. I take it everywhere. It's the only machine I play on daily - I use my lappy daily, but rarely actually play on it. So if the NX is anything like the 3DS, then I'll buy into it - although not straight away as I usually do; I feel Nintendo have really let down WiiU owners (and Wii too) over the last few years with a very thin line-up of first partt titles (albeit of quality though). I'm a sucker for Nintendo stuffage so I'm pretty sure I'll get it though. Really looking forward to seeing and hearing more about it.
Thu, 03 Dec 2015, 22:17
Dabz	If Nintendo do do a hybrid that lets users play games on the TV, and then unshackle it so it can be used mobile (Like, in the car, on a train, on holiday), that will be a puller for parents, as they wont need to buy two separate systems, and of course, two of the same games for tele-tethered and handheld... That will be a big pull for parents I imagine. I can also see them cutting loose their "family friendly" tag as well when it comes to games, maybe less gore then other systems, but finally, big name games on it. Other then that, I cannot see what else it can achieve really, not that I'll get one, I'd probably be more likely to buy a SNES off Ebay! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit