The video game industry can't go on like this

Re:The video game industry can't go on like this by dangerface on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @08:47AM (#20514645)

1. Minecraft is the biggest selling game, or was at one point. Games should be fun, pretty is an after thought.

3. Its harder to pirate multiplayer games than single player only, thats why they ditched them.

I don't think single player games are high risk / low reward but the games industry is defiantly laser focused on high risk / unrealistic rewards.

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Re:The video game industry can't go on like this by friendlybus on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @09:15AM (#20514904)

>pretty is an after thought.

Pretty is a design choice (or should be). Minecraft's low resolution works well with people who appreciate low resolution worlds, aka kids. Minecraft's true genius, intended or not, is being a game that grows up with the kid as they play.

You start off singleplayer by yourself just getting by in survival mode and you end up building massive city sized projects in multiplayer learning to co-operate on a grand scale. That learning process can cover 5yr old to 16yr olds.

Photoreal is going to become cheaper and cheaper so making an artist aesthetic is going to be more important for standing out than 'better' graphics.

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Re:The video game industry can't go on like this by faissaloo on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @09:48AM (#20515212)

Minecraft may no longer be the best selling game, but it is the most searched for once again. It's going through a bit of a renaissance.

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