Where Are We At?

So as this is the last week I was trying to figure out another topic to talk about and well when looking through new stuff it hit me. So for a few years ago before indie games got popular all the games that were published were mostly high end, meaning they had awesome graphics for the time.

After a while of the popularity of high-end visuals, we have seen the trend of indie games, graphically low quality games out there. In fact, as the costs decreased many studios joined the trend and produced many games. A reason why could definitely be because of the 2008 Recession. Nevertheless, one studio/game developers that thrived was definitely Telltale Games. They created many games with low quality but games that were played and liked by many.

Following with that just recently we see the rise of virtual reality (Which sounds unreal to me.). Play Station came out with VR, there was already Oculus (which got a bit more hype these days) and Microsoft has the HoloLens and probably many more that I might have missed out.

However now when we look at the trend where are we at? Are developers still on the same track of low quality gaming or a new era of virtual reality will change the gaming industry for good. What do you think will happen? Will VR be just a short phase like Xbox’s Kinect or will it be a major milestone. I would like to hear what you have to stay about the industry!

Here is an article i found in Time magazine : http://time.com/3987022/why-virtual-reality-is-about-to-change-the-world/

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3 Responses to Where Are We At?

  1. Justin Miller says:

    I think that VR has great potential to become a part of how we consume videogames in the future, but I am convinced that VR is not the future in and of itself. While the price point and motion sickness are currently some concerns facing VR, the first one at least should be curable in the near future and there is already a decent amount of work being done on the second. I think that the one hurdle that VR will never overcome is its usefulness for playing certain genres. Two that come to mind immediately are the 2D Platformer and the 3rd Person Shooter. Perhaps I’m not creative enough, but I can’t really imagine a way that VR would really improve the enjoyment of a well-designed 2D platformer. VR just doesn’t seem to work with the mechanics.

    Why VR probably wouldn’t work with 3rd Person Shooters, on the other hand, is a bit more complex. You could simply make it first person, the ideal VR viewpoint, but I claim that some games would be less enjoyable because of this. One that specifically comes to mind is Uncharted. I enjoy Uncharted, but unlike most first person games I don’t enjoy Uncharted because I want to be put in the shoes of Nathan Drake. Rather, I play Uncharted because I want to watch what Nathan Drake does and says, to observe him. Uncharted is very much like a movie, and I don’t think that that type of game is particularly well-suited to VR.

  2. jyl5807 says:

    I definitely agree with the comment above. I mean price is a huge barrier which VR is facing right now but there is nothing more we can do about it as if right now. However, on the other aspect, I guess the very fact of it also shows that there are more, better things that are being expected by people with this price. People will possibly put less emphasis on the price but more on he features that attract them and make them willing to put those beyond money.

  3. kxm5317 says:

    I believe as far as console gaming goes VR is gonna be just another fad just like 3D gaming before it. As you said Sony is releasing their own PlayStation VR system that is gonna work with the PS4 however people buying the PS4 probably won’t see the point in dropping another $400 for a peripheral they have to wear on their heads to play games of a lower quality. In addition to that the PlayStation Camera that is required to play VR games isn’t even included in that $400, so players are also expected to pay for a camera and, if they want the best experience, a couple PlayStation Move controllers too.
    Sony is tackling the hardware issue of the PS4 not being powerful enough to play higher quality VR games though, and I think their answer may be indicative of what’s to come in the gaming industry. Recently rumors have been spreading about a PS4.5 that Sony is developing that will feature improved hardware over the PS4. Sony’s own Shuhei Yoshida has said in an interview with the Game Informer Show that he isn’t sure if there is even gonna be a PS5. I believe this information points to an upcoming trend in gaming where the major console makers will rapidly develop consoles with improved hardware every 3 years as opposed to every 5 or 6 years. Considering everything happening from VR to the PS4.5 the gaming industry will be interesting to watch in the upcoming years.

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