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At the moment, it could be seen that the gaming industry is sort of depressed isn't it. People are starting to become bored of the PSOne, the N64 is fading away, and the Dreamcast has died. Only one console is standing out of the crowd at the moment...the PS2. Basically, gamers of today just are not happy with the current games available.
The problem is, people are hanging on for those stunning, killer games such as GT3, MGS2 or Luigi's Mansion, or they are they are waiting for another price cut for the PS2 or the release of the Gamecube and Xbox. And as a result from this, the gaming industry is depressed, it is in a slump.
The games publishers profits are down and continue to fall.
One possible reason for this could be were in the middle of old and new technology, as in PSOne and N64 are fading, the Dreamcast is dead, and the new 128-bit consoles are entering our lives. It could also, and this is frightening, the beginning of a crash (I very much doubt it, and I hope not).
As I have said, one of the possible reasons could be that we are in between consoles at the moment. Dreamcast has now been halted (the console, not the games), and the N64 is beginning to fade because Nintendo are putting all of their efforts on to the Gamecube. And it will be quite a while before the PS2 has the installed user base (enough consoles in the homes) so that sales escalate. And let's not forget that we are still awaiting the release of Gamecube and Xbox. Oh, wait a minute I forgotten to mention one thing, the PSOne. Well, judging from what I have read in magazines and on the internet, the PSOne is still selling well. I have also read that the actual money coming from the sales of software is up. So why a slump, I ask? Well, all I can think of is that most of these games that are being sold are at budget prices, and a majority of them are on PSOne and PC. This means that profits gradually get smaller, and now, developers and publishers are saying that they are now losing money.
So, when will it, how shall I put it, rocket again. Pretty soon I hope. I mean, as I have said, we are still awaiting the release of the Gamecube and Xbox, and the Gameboy Advance release is around the corner. Console wars are always a good thing, and when the Gamecube and Xbox are released, then the competition should rocket the gaming industry. There will be loads of advertising, meaning more awareness of the consoles. If there is a slump, then it should not last for long.
Here are my Highs and Lows of the gaming industry.
The 80's: I don't remember too much about the eighties but I'll have a crack anyway. There was an Atari console wasn't there but that didn't do to well. I can remember having one, and the games were pants. Didn't they go bankrupt because of this. What happened next? Oh yes, there was the
ZX Spectrum, the Commodore 64 and the BBC Micro. Now these I do remember. I presume they were supposed to be learning computers, but that didn't happen and they became games machines instead. And there was the release of the NES and the Master System wasn't there. Things were beginnig to look up after the failure of Atari. But, these computers popularity began to fade, and then in came the Atari ST and Amiga (I thought Atari went bankrupt, oh well never mind). I suppose this is where the PC's sort of originated from.
The 90's: The release of the Megadrive and the SNES. And it seemed that more and more people were getting an Atari ST and Amiga (people never stopped going on about them). Maybe the prices dropped or something. Anyway, four or five years after the release of the Megadrive and SNES, came the Saturn and Playstation, and then the N64. The Saturn didn't last too long because of the success of the Playstation, and the N64 lived through the success of the PSX, producing some award winning games of it's own. The Dreamcast, Sega's 128-bit console, was released, and intitially did well, but that didn't last too long.
The year 2000-2001: The PS2 is released, and the Dreamcast is almost dead, as is the N64. But, the newer PSOne, a smaller look of the original, still continues to sell well.
The PS2 hasn't accomplished what the Playstation did yet, but it's still early.
The future: With the release of the Gamecube and Xbox, and the Hard Drive for the PS2 being released in the near future, we could be looking at another boom in the gaming industry.
Well, there you have it, the Highs and Lows of the gaming industry.
Thanks for reading.
Gohan
The problem is, people are hanging on for those stunning, killer games such as GT3, MGS2 or Luigi's Mansion, or they are they are waiting for another price cut for the PS2 or the release of the Gamecube and Xbox. And as a result from this, the gaming industry is depressed, it is in a slump.
The games publishers profits are down and continue to fall.
One possible reason for this could be were in the middle of old and new technology, as in PSOne and N64 are fading, the Dreamcast is dead, and the new 128-bit consoles are entering our lives. It could also, and this is frightening, the beginning of a crash (I very much doubt it, and I hope not).
As I have said, one of the possible reasons could be that we are in between consoles at the moment. Dreamcast has now been halted (the console, not the games), and the N64 is beginning to fade because Nintendo are putting all of their efforts on to the Gamecube. And it will be quite a while before the PS2 has the installed user base (enough consoles in the homes) so that sales escalate. And let's not forget that we are still awaiting the release of Gamecube and Xbox. Oh, wait a minute I forgotten to mention one thing, the PSOne. Well, judging from what I have read in magazines and on the internet, the PSOne is still selling well. I have also read that the actual money coming from the sales of software is up. So why a slump, I ask? Well, all I can think of is that most of these games that are being sold are at budget prices, and a majority of them are on PSOne and PC. This means that profits gradually get smaller, and now, developers and publishers are saying that they are now losing money.
So, when will it, how shall I put it, rocket again. Pretty soon I hope. I mean, as I have said, we are still awaiting the release of the Gamecube and Xbox, and the Gameboy Advance release is around the corner. Console wars are always a good thing, and when the Gamecube and Xbox are released, then the competition should rocket the gaming industry. There will be loads of advertising, meaning more awareness of the consoles. If there is a slump, then it should not last for long.
Here are my Highs and Lows of the gaming industry.
The 80's: I don't remember too much about the eighties but I'll have a crack anyway. There was an Atari console wasn't there but that didn't do to well. I can remember having one, and the games were pants. Didn't they go bankrupt because of this. What happened next? Oh yes, there was the
ZX Spectrum, the Commodore 64 and the BBC Micro. Now these I do remember. I presume they were supposed to be learning computers, but that didn't happen and they became games machines instead. And there was the release of the NES and the Master System wasn't there. Things were beginnig to look up after the failure of Atari. But, these computers popularity began to fade, and then in came the Atari ST and Amiga (I thought Atari went bankrupt, oh well never mind). I suppose this is where the PC's sort of originated from.
The 90's: The release of the Megadrive and the SNES. And it seemed that more and more people were getting an Atari ST and Amiga (people never stopped going on about them). Maybe the prices dropped or something. Anyway, four or five years after the release of the Megadrive and SNES, came the Saturn and Playstation, and then the N64. The Saturn didn't last too long because of the success of the Playstation, and the N64 lived through the success of the PSX, producing some award winning games of it's own. The Dreamcast, Sega's 128-bit console, was released, and intitially did well, but that didn't last too long.
The year 2000-2001: The PS2 is released, and the Dreamcast is almost dead, as is the N64. But, the newer PSOne, a smaller look of the original, still continues to sell well.
The PS2 hasn't accomplished what the Playstation did yet, but it's still early.
The future: With the release of the Gamecube and Xbox, and the Hard Drive for the PS2 being released in the near future, we could be looking at another boom in the gaming industry.
Well, there you have it, the Highs and Lows of the gaming industry.
Thanks for reading.
Gohan
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good post, may have been an idea to put early and late 90's though but your right the gaming industry is at a standstill with everyone working behind the scenes.
It'll make a come back soon though and you know I heard Infogrammes i think it was are gona bring back the name and Logo of Atari so you may be playing a 128bit game with an Atari symbol on the side haha.
It'll make a come back soon though and you know I heard Infogrammes i think it was are gona bring back the name and Logo of Atari so you may be playing a 128bit game with an Atari symbol on the side haha.
At the moment, it could be seen that the gaming industry is sort of depressed isn't it. People are starting to become bored of the PSOne, the N64 is fading away, and the Dreamcast has died. Only one console is standing out of the crowd at the moment...the PS2. Basically, gamers of today just are not happy with the current games available.
The problem is, people are hanging on for those stunning, killer games such as GT3, MGS2 or Luigi's Mansion, or they are they are waiting for another price cut for the PS2 or the release of the Gamecube and Xbox. And as a result from this, the gaming industry is depressed, it is in a slump.
The games publishers profits are down and continue to fall.
One possible reason for this could be were in the middle of old and new technology, as in PSOne and N64 are fading, the Dreamcast is dead, and the new 128-bit consoles are entering our lives. It could also, and this is frightening, the beginning of a crash (I very much doubt it, and I hope not).
As I have said, one of the possible reasons could be that we are in between consoles at the moment. Dreamcast has now been halted (the console, not the games), and the N64 is beginning to fade because Nintendo are putting all of their efforts on to the Gamecube. And it will be quite a while before the PS2 has the installed user base (enough consoles in the homes) so that sales escalate. And let's not forget that we are still awaiting the release of Gamecube and Xbox. Oh, wait a minute I forgotten to mention one thing, the PSOne. Well, judging from what I have read in magazines and on the internet, the PSOne is still selling well. I have also read that the actual money coming from the sales of software is up. So why a slump, I ask? Well, all I can think of is that most of these games that are being sold are at budget prices, and a majority of them are on PSOne and PC. This means that profits gradually get smaller, and now, developers and publishers are saying that they are now losing money.
So, when will it, how shall I put it, rocket again. Pretty soon I hope. I mean, as I have said, we are still awaiting the release of the Gamecube and Xbox, and the Gameboy Advance release is around the corner. Console wars are always a good thing, and when the Gamecube and Xbox are released, then the competition should rocket the gaming industry. There will be loads of advertising, meaning more awareness of the consoles. If there is a slump, then it should not last for long.
Here are my Highs and Lows of the gaming industry.
The 80's: I don't remember too much about the eighties but I'll have a crack anyway. There was an Atari console wasn't there but that didn't do to well. I can remember having one, and the games were pants. Didn't they go bankrupt because of this. What happened next? Oh yes, there was the
ZX Spectrum, the Commodore 64 and the BBC Micro. Now these I do remember. I presume they were supposed to be learning computers, but that didn't happen and they became games machines instead. And there was the release of the NES and the Master System wasn't there. Things were beginnig to look up after the failure of Atari. But, these computers popularity began to fade, and then in came the Atari ST and Amiga (I thought Atari went bankrupt, oh well never mind). I suppose this is where the PC's sort of originated from.
The 90's: The release of the Megadrive and the SNES. And it seemed that more and more people were getting an Atari ST and Amiga (people never stopped going on about them). Maybe the prices dropped or something. Anyway, four or five years after the release of the Megadrive and SNES, came the Saturn and Playstation, and then the N64. The Saturn didn't last too long because of the success of the Playstation, and the N64 lived through the success of the PSX, producing some award winning games of it's own. The Dreamcast, Sega's 128-bit console, was released, and intitially did well, but that didn't last too long.
The year 2000-2001: The PS2 is released, and the Dreamcast is almost dead, as is the N64. But, the newer PSOne, a smaller look of the original, still continues to sell well.
The PS2 hasn't accomplished what the Playstation did yet, but it's still early.
The future: With the release of the Gamecube and Xbox, and the Hard Drive for the PS2 being released in the near future, we could be looking at another boom in the gaming industry.
Well, there you have it, the Highs and Lows of the gaming industry.
Thanks for reading.
Gohan
The problem is, people are hanging on for those stunning, killer games such as GT3, MGS2 or Luigi's Mansion, or they are they are waiting for another price cut for the PS2 or the release of the Gamecube and Xbox. And as a result from this, the gaming industry is depressed, it is in a slump.
The games publishers profits are down and continue to fall.
One possible reason for this could be were in the middle of old and new technology, as in PSOne and N64 are fading, the Dreamcast is dead, and the new 128-bit consoles are entering our lives. It could also, and this is frightening, the beginning of a crash (I very much doubt it, and I hope not).
As I have said, one of the possible reasons could be that we are in between consoles at the moment. Dreamcast has now been halted (the console, not the games), and the N64 is beginning to fade because Nintendo are putting all of their efforts on to the Gamecube. And it will be quite a while before the PS2 has the installed user base (enough consoles in the homes) so that sales escalate. And let's not forget that we are still awaiting the release of Gamecube and Xbox. Oh, wait a minute I forgotten to mention one thing, the PSOne. Well, judging from what I have read in magazines and on the internet, the PSOne is still selling well. I have also read that the actual money coming from the sales of software is up. So why a slump, I ask? Well, all I can think of is that most of these games that are being sold are at budget prices, and a majority of them are on PSOne and PC. This means that profits gradually get smaller, and now, developers and publishers are saying that they are now losing money.
So, when will it, how shall I put it, rocket again. Pretty soon I hope. I mean, as I have said, we are still awaiting the release of the Gamecube and Xbox, and the Gameboy Advance release is around the corner. Console wars are always a good thing, and when the Gamecube and Xbox are released, then the competition should rocket the gaming industry. There will be loads of advertising, meaning more awareness of the consoles. If there is a slump, then it should not last for long.
Here are my Highs and Lows of the gaming industry.
The 80's: I don't remember too much about the eighties but I'll have a crack anyway. There was an Atari console wasn't there but that didn't do to well. I can remember having one, and the games were pants. Didn't they go bankrupt because of this. What happened next? Oh yes, there was the
ZX Spectrum, the Commodore 64 and the BBC Micro. Now these I do remember. I presume they were supposed to be learning computers, but that didn't happen and they became games machines instead. And there was the release of the NES and the Master System wasn't there. Things were beginnig to look up after the failure of Atari. But, these computers popularity began to fade, and then in came the Atari ST and Amiga (I thought Atari went bankrupt, oh well never mind). I suppose this is where the PC's sort of originated from.
The 90's: The release of the Megadrive and the SNES. And it seemed that more and more people were getting an Atari ST and Amiga (people never stopped going on about them). Maybe the prices dropped or something. Anyway, four or five years after the release of the Megadrive and SNES, came the Saturn and Playstation, and then the N64. The Saturn didn't last too long because of the success of the Playstation, and the N64 lived through the success of the PSX, producing some award winning games of it's own. The Dreamcast, Sega's 128-bit console, was released, and intitially did well, but that didn't last too long.
The year 2000-2001: The PS2 is released, and the Dreamcast is almost dead, as is the N64. But, the newer PSOne, a smaller look of the original, still continues to sell well.
The PS2 hasn't accomplished what the Playstation did yet, but it's still early.
The future: With the release of the Gamecube and Xbox, and the Hard Drive for the PS2 being released in the near future, we could be looking at another boom in the gaming industry.
Well, there you have it, the Highs and Lows of the gaming industry.
Thanks for reading.
Gohan
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