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Future of gaming I hear you say?
Well, to be honest, is there one?
Probably, but imagine if there wasn't one! No Mario, No Sonic, No Lara(for those of you that like her), and no......(gasp) Final Fantasy! Oh, the horror....
Well, my non-feathered friends, this could very well be the case in the not to distant future. Any fool who reads a newspaper or watches the news these days, can see that the computer(and therefore the games) industry isn't exactly thriving, infact it is on the decrease. Only recently, have companies such as Dell, Packard Bell and the like layed off workers in their factories around the world, claiming "reduced profit".
What does have to do with games? Alot, actually, because although the likes of Squaresoft, Sony and Nintendo may be making healthy profits, if the computer industry collapses(which could very well be the case if things continue as they have been for the next few years), then the games industry, whether it likes it or not, will also.
Many may disagree, but Online Gaming is the future. What if computers become scarce, which will(obviously) raise the prices of not only the computers themselves, but also the software(that's games!) and even the cost to get on the beloved internet.
If, in a few years time, this is the case, Sony(and probably the rest of them), will have established a thriving online gaming market, but with soaring internet prices, they will be forced to take a step backwards, costing them millions or even billions. Most, if not all gaming companies would probably at this point decide to pull out of the gaming industry.
The result being either a huge shortage of gaming titles(and very little variation), or no games whatsoever. Noooo!
Of course, this is not likely to happen within our lifetime, but afterall, it wasn't likely that Bubble would be evicted from the Big Brother house, was it?
You have been warned.
Just something to stay awake thinking about tonight, you can thank me later.
Well, to be honest, is there one?
Probably, but imagine if there wasn't one! No Mario, No Sonic, No Lara(for those of you that like her), and no......(gasp) Final Fantasy! Oh, the horror....
Well, my non-feathered friends, this could very well be the case in the not to distant future. Any fool who reads a newspaper or watches the news these days, can see that the computer(and therefore the games) industry isn't exactly thriving, infact it is on the decrease. Only recently, have companies such as Dell, Packard Bell and the like layed off workers in their factories around the world, claiming "reduced profit".
What does have to do with games? Alot, actually, because although the likes of Squaresoft, Sony and Nintendo may be making healthy profits, if the computer industry collapses(which could very well be the case if things continue as they have been for the next few years), then the games industry, whether it likes it or not, will also.
Many may disagree, but Online Gaming is the future. What if computers become scarce, which will(obviously) raise the prices of not only the computers themselves, but also the software(that's games!) and even the cost to get on the beloved internet.
If, in a few years time, this is the case, Sony(and probably the rest of them), will have established a thriving online gaming market, but with soaring internet prices, they will be forced to take a step backwards, costing them millions or even billions. Most, if not all gaming companies would probably at this point decide to pull out of the gaming industry.
The result being either a huge shortage of gaming titles(and very little variation), or no games whatsoever. Noooo!
Of course, this is not likely to happen within our lifetime, but afterall, it wasn't likely that Bubble would be evicted from the Big Brother house, was it?
You have been warned.
Just something to stay awake thinking about tonight, you can thank me later.
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Future of gaming I hear you say?
Well, to be honest, is there one?
Probably, but imagine if there wasn't one! No Mario, No Sonic, No Lara(for those of you that like her), and no......(gasp) Final Fantasy! Oh, the horror....
Well, my non-feathered friends, this could very well be the case in the not to distant future. Any fool who reads a newspaper or watches the news these days, can see that the computer(and therefore the games) industry isn't exactly thriving, infact it is on the decrease. Only recently, have companies such as Dell, Packard Bell and the like layed off workers in their factories around the world, claiming "reduced profit".
What does have to do with games? Alot, actually, because although the likes of Squaresoft, Sony and Nintendo may be making healthy profits, if the computer industry collapses(which could very well be the case if things continue as they have been for the next few years), then the games industry, whether it likes it or not, will also.
Many may disagree, but Online Gaming is the future. What if computers become scarce, which will(obviously) raise the prices of not only the computers themselves, but also the software(that's games!) and even the cost to get on the beloved internet.
If, in a few years time, this is the case, Sony(and probably the rest of them), will have established a thriving online gaming market, but with soaring internet prices, they will be forced to take a step backwards, costing them millions or even billions. Most, if not all gaming companies would probably at this point decide to pull out of the gaming industry.
The result being either a huge shortage of gaming titles(and very little variation), or no games whatsoever. Noooo!
Of course, this is not likely to happen within our lifetime, but afterall, it wasn't likely that Bubble would be evicted from the Big Brother house, was it?
You have been warned.
Just something to stay awake thinking about tonight, you can thank me later.
Well, to be honest, is there one?
Probably, but imagine if there wasn't one! No Mario, No Sonic, No Lara(for those of you that like her), and no......(gasp) Final Fantasy! Oh, the horror....
Well, my non-feathered friends, this could very well be the case in the not to distant future. Any fool who reads a newspaper or watches the news these days, can see that the computer(and therefore the games) industry isn't exactly thriving, infact it is on the decrease. Only recently, have companies such as Dell, Packard Bell and the like layed off workers in their factories around the world, claiming "reduced profit".
What does have to do with games? Alot, actually, because although the likes of Squaresoft, Sony and Nintendo may be making healthy profits, if the computer industry collapses(which could very well be the case if things continue as they have been for the next few years), then the games industry, whether it likes it or not, will also.
Many may disagree, but Online Gaming is the future. What if computers become scarce, which will(obviously) raise the prices of not only the computers themselves, but also the software(that's games!) and even the cost to get on the beloved internet.
If, in a few years time, this is the case, Sony(and probably the rest of them), will have established a thriving online gaming market, but with soaring internet prices, they will be forced to take a step backwards, costing them millions or even billions. Most, if not all gaming companies would probably at this point decide to pull out of the gaming industry.
The result being either a huge shortage of gaming titles(and very little variation), or no games whatsoever. Noooo!
Of course, this is not likely to happen within our lifetime, but afterall, it wasn't likely that Bubble would be evicted from the Big Brother house, was it?
You have been warned.
Just something to stay awake thinking about tonight, you can thank me later.
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