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Old 03-04-2013, 05:03 PM  
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Game Consoles Are Already Dead — And Developers Know It

Game Consoles Are Already Dead — And Developers Know It
Mark Hachman posted 11 hours ago
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Still blasting away Halo's Covenant hordes on your Xbox 360, or ripping out guts as God of War's Kratos on your PS3? Your days are numbered — and I'm not talking about how far you're going to make it in these games.

Game developers, it turns out, are abandoning the venerable video-game console even faster than gamers themselves. The Game Developers Conference, which opens next month in San Francisco, recently asked 2,500 developers about their plans for next-generation consoles. The results were, shall we say, not encouraging for the likes of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.

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Specifically, the GDC asked developers which platforms they had last developed for, which platforms they were developing for now, and on which platforms they planned their next game. To no big surprise, tablets and phones are increasingly winning over developers: 38 percent wrote their last game for mobile devices, 55 percent moved to mobile for their latest game, and 58 percent plan their next game there.

Compare that to Sony's PS3. Thirteen percent of respondants called themselves current PS3 developers, and just 12.4 percent planned their next game for the PS3. The Xbox 360 only does slightly better: 13.2 percent for now, and 14 percent for the future. (Eleven percent of the devs polled said they're making games for the next-generation PlayStation 4 and the "Xbox 720," or whatever Microsoft ends up calling the 360's successor.)

And don't even think about Nintendo's Wii or dedicated handheld game devices. Just 4.6 percent of developers are actively making a Wii game, although 6.4 percent say they'll do so in the future. A mere 4.2 percent are working PlayStation Vita games, with about 5 percent saying they have future plans. Barely 2.8 percent say they're developing future games for the Nintendo DS.



And Then There's The PC

More than half of the surveyed developers, or 53%, self-identified as "indie" developers — i.e., they're not associated with megacorps like Electronic Arts that are solely devoted to turning out the next blockbuster. Which may help explain one of the survey's more surprising findings, which is that many of these developers are actually once again warming to PCs and Macs.

Those stats don't lie: 34.6 percent of developers say they've developed PC/Mac games in the past, 48 percent are doing so now, and 49 percent plan future games.

Of course, you could reasonably ask what choice they have. It's incredibly difficult to eke out a living selling 99-cent games through Apple's App Store or Google Play. And sales of video-game consoles are in precipitous decline. In 2012, sales of video game consoles, software, and peripherals fell 22 percent to $13.3 billion, according to retail tracker NPD.

By contrast, mobile games are upending the traditional "mobile console" handheld devices such as the Vita and the Nintendo DS, according to a report (PDF) co-authored by IDC and app analyst firm App Annie. Combined game sales on the iOS and Android app stores are now higher than revenues generated by the mobile consoles — even though games on the Vita can be ten to fifty times more expensive. And that's not even counting ad revenue generated by free and nearly free game apps.

Why mobile? Chris Akhavan, senior vice president of partnerships for mobile game monetization services provider Tapjoy, explains that the reach of mobile games — 207 million iOS and Android devices combined, compared to the 70 million PS3s in the market, is the first driver. And mobile hardware is constantly, iteratively improving, while consoles only refresh every seven years or so.

"The second is a lower barrier to entry," Akhavan told me in an email. He went on:

Mobile platforms are much more open than a console, and don’t have the restrictions of a working with a publisher. Console game development comes with a much bigger price: big title console game studios maintain budgets around $80 - $100 million, while most small to mid-size mobile gaming studios have budget closer to $200,000 - $400,000.

However, mobile game development budgets are growing because of the final contributing factor: earnings potential. Supercell reports earnings around $1 million per day for its games, and Gungho’s Puzzles and Dragons game is bringing in around $2 million daily. The monetization potential on mobile is much higher, and coupled with a lower development cost, there’s a huge opportunity to earn significant revenue.

Why Consoles Suck

What's the most telling sign of the demise of the traditional video game? Sequelitis. Each of 2012's top-ten bestselling games — every single one — has been done before: Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Madden NFL 13, Halo 4, even Just Dance 4 and Borderlands 2.

Compare that to the vast array of indie games being developed for the PC, Mac, and tablets. Sure, you've probably never heard of many of those. But for just a dollar or two a pop, you can afford to try them out. Who needs top-tier review sites? A collection of four- and five-star reviews (along with a careful parsing of the review scores, to ensure that the developer is not "paying" for good reviews through in-game currency or other goodies) can fill the bill.

Let's face it: for those with less and less time to game, episodic and casual games fill the bill, especially while riding trains and during "downtime" with no access to a console. Gamers can be online and playing in seconds. One of the most interesting tests will be platforms like the Ouya, which features a traditional console that plays mobile games.

That's not to say that any given mobile game is a guaranteed winner; Mark Fidelman makes the case that most game developers are chasing imaginary profits. Still, how long can it be before the conservative mindset of console game developers drives more and more gamers away from the console and back onto their phones? Sure, for those who have never played a Call of Duty game, the experience can be, well, cinematic. But for those who detest being handheld along from checkpoint to checkpoint, the experience, is well, cinematic. (Ugh.)

And when you do it again, and again, and again... well, maybe it's time to take a break with some Angry Birds.
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Old 03-05-2013, 04:03 PM   #61
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If you want the optimal gaming experience then yes it's true. While the optimal gaming experience on a console depends on the HDD in the console and the developers engine. Which doesn't cost you a damn thing other than space. Herp derp. Fail.


You're a n00b, therefore your opinion means shit.
Consoles ARE computers. They're just tucked in a neat little form factor. And their hardware can't be upgraded. You're overestimating a gaming rig build. I build them quite frequently. And for much less than your $800-1000 range.
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Old 03-05-2013, 05:30 PM   #62
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After years of being addicted to Everquest and sitting At a computer desk. My PCM gaming days are over. My back will start screaming at me if I'm at a desk to long. I rather fire up a console and sit/lay down on a comfy couch. My PCM is for general use and a media center now.

****ing done with PC gaming
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Old 03-05-2013, 06:11 PM   #63
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After years of being addicted to Everquest and sitting At a computer desk. My PCM gaming days are over. My back will start screaming at me if I'm at a desk to long. I rather fire up a console and sit/lay down on a comfy couch. My PCM is for general use and a media center now.

****ing done with PC gaming
Why couldn't you just alter your PC arrangement to better suit your new issues? Maybe an ergonomic chair or a swinging arm for the monitor so you can lay down and have it in a good position?
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Old 03-05-2013, 07:19 PM   #64
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After years of being addicted to Everquest and sitting At a computer desk. My PCM gaming days are over. My back will start screaming at me if I'm at a desk to long. I rather fire up a console and sit/lay down on a comfy couch. My PCM is for general use and a media center now.

****ing done with PC gaming
You know, you can configure a PC based game setup in any way imaginable right?

This includes being kicked back on your couch playing on your big screen with a wireless controller.
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Old 03-05-2013, 08:03 PM   #65
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Consoles ARE computers. They're just tucked in a neat little form factor. And their hardware can't be upgraded. You're overestimating a gaming rig build. I build them quite frequently. And for much less than your $800-1000 range.
Yes that's true. But I am talking about the top tier, the high end of high end. But with a console they can't offer such a thing and gouge you with pricing. My point is, there is so much crap to build a gaming PC and so many types and competitors and prices to choose from. You could easily be fooled and waste money. With a console, what you see is what you get. You save more money is the bottom line and NO ONE can argue that.
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Old 03-05-2013, 08:06 PM   #66
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Old 03-05-2013, 08:24 PM   #67
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Yes that's true. But I am talking about the top tier, the high end of high end. But with a console they can't offer such a thing and gouge you with pricing. My point is, there is so much crap to build a gaming PC and so many types and competitors and prices to choose from. You could easily be fooled and waste money. With a console, what you see is what you get. You save more money is the bottom line and NO ONE can argue that.
Then that would be well over the price range you quoted.
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Old 03-05-2013, 08:58 PM   #68
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Then that would be well over the price range you quoted.
Would it? Well dang then.
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Hmm. Yeah, I'm researching now. I basically just want one simply for MS Flight Simulator.

not sure if it makes a difference in terms of the guts of the computer but I'll probably end up with 3 monitors eventually. BUt not to start out.
Damn, I just sold a full SimHawk simulator console with rudder pedals on Ebay last week.
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Old 03-06-2013, 02:02 AM   #71
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After years of being addicted to Everquest and sitting At a computer desk. My PCM gaming days are over. My back will start screaming at me if I'm at a desk to long. I rather fire up a console and sit/lay down on a comfy couch. My PCM is for general use and a media center now.

****ing done with PC gaming
Sorry to hear that, I try to stretch out about once an hour...it's not really great to sit in one place for hours at a time anyways.
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Old 03-06-2013, 02:13 AM   #72
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What a stupid article.

"Hurr people aren't developing for dead/about to be dead consoles. In conclusion, console games r ded"

Can't wait for this shit****s next article. "We polled some TV producers and none of them are anticipating they will be making programming for UPN. Broadcast television is dyin ya'll"
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You know, you can configure a PC based game setup in any way imaginable right?

This includes being kicked back on your couch playing on your big screen with a wireless controller.
Back then i couldnt really do that, one, HDTV's were not around, it was CTR's. then when they came around, they were really expensive.

Now days, i have no desire. I can play on an xbox and relax it. I dont care about super duper leet graphics. I also dont like FPS games. More action/adventure Sports and Fighting games.


ooh and the big kicker, i dont know anyone that games on a PC, no one.
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Hell, I built a gaming PC and rarely ever use it. Matter of fact, it has actually become my DVR.
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After years of being addicted to Everquest and sitting At a computer desk. My PCM gaming days are over. My back will start screaming at me if I'm at a desk to long. I rather fire up a console and sit/lay down on a comfy couch. My PCM is for general use and a media center now.

****ing done with PC gaming
You'll be playing Angry Birds, Plants v Zombies and other phone games exclusively soon, grandpa.
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