DragoFireheart
all caps, rainbow colors, SOMETHING.
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Brief history lesson:
https://www.bugsplat.com/great-video-game-crash-1983
So basically the first crash was a result of too many shitty games and shitty consoles being made.
What I have been watching for is a second video game crash. My theory is, within the context of our generation, these factors will contribute to the second video game crash:
- More low quality games being made.
- Mobile market being over-saturated with trash games sucking away market from the console/PC market.
- Nickle-and-dime schemes will reach a critical mass that will cause consumers to abandon games.
- Too many established franchises dying, causing consumers to lose faith in games.
https://www.bugsplat.com/great-video-game-crash-1983
In 1983 the video game industry was hit with a recession that nearly spelled the end of video games for an entire generation. Critics were calling video gaming a fad and many prominent companies went bankrupt or stopped making games entirely. This recession is known as the Great North American Video Game Crash.
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What caused the Crash?
The first major problem contributing to the Crash was an absurd over saturation in the video game console market in North America. By 1983, gamers had dozens of console choices to pick from. This created a situation of confusion for the average customer. Each console came with its own set of games from the company that manufactured it, as well as an expansive web of third-party games.
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A second problem was that, after the success the video game industry experienced in the late 70’s and early 80’s, many companies were rushing to produce video games as quickly as possible.
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The team making E.T. was famously only given six weeks to be developed, tested, and market the game before it was shipped out for the holiday season. The video game they produced had little to do with the actual movie and was an immediate failure. Millions of copies were never sold and were buried in a landfill in New Mexico.
So basically the first crash was a result of too many shitty games and shitty consoles being made.
What I have been watching for is a second video game crash. My theory is, within the context of our generation, these factors will contribute to the second video game crash:
- More low quality games being made.
- Mobile market being over-saturated with trash games sucking away market from the console/PC market.
- Nickle-and-dime schemes will reach a critical mass that will cause consumers to abandon games.
- Too many established franchises dying, causing consumers to lose faith in games.