by BionicKoalaBoy » Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:35 pm
I have always worried as an old ( 43 ) traditional gamer, used to tapes and cartridges ( ! ) about how the online nature of games would affect life span and ability to keep playing our games longterm. It was simple back in the day, you had the console, your games all hard copies. No messing, simples. It hit home when we got Plants Vs Zombies on 360 - After purchasing the game and spending more on DLC, it dawned on me that without an off-line mode, the game is unplayable and 'dead' As it soon as the community dwindles. Also non-disc downloadable games will eventually become harder to own. If your 'old' console becomes faulty or the HD fails, ( if the game isn't backwards compatible ) you will need to source another 'old' console to own the game again ( if it is still available to download ). The convenience of downloaded games and online content is a major boon, and is inevitable technological progress (?), but it also throws up many new problems too.
Multimedia all-in-one entertainment systems were always going to be different beasts to our old Dreamcasts and Ps2/Ps1s, but it also makes them very expensive. My Gamecube was £129 at launch, now you need £300-£400 quid to get on board. And 60 quid for a second controller! MAD! I'm a late comer having only got my Xbox One a week ago, but it still cost me £190 quid ( second hand 1tb ) with second controller ( another £35 ). Modern gaming can be a very pricey business.
Last rant: It also annoys me that my 3.0 keeps telling me to watch toy box tv and experience the 'Baloo music challenge' or whatever, like a broken record reminding me it's all now far out of date and over.