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Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Re: Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Post by onemiketwelve »

ArtWomb wrote: post #80

Ghosts of Tsushima may be the best Playstation game I have played EVER. It's a testament to how late in the console release cycle, developers are just now mastering internals. It's the ideal video game: open world, 13-century feudal Japan, Age of the Samurai. High contrast "Kurosawa" mode, 4K HDR is cinematically photoreal. I really hope it remains a Major IP for many years to come ;) https://blog.selfshadow.com/publ…

I can't believe I've never heard of this before. Am I really going to have to buy a PlayStation just to play this? Hmm

Re: Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Post by gsich »

pen2l wrote: post #110
gsich wrote: post #84

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That can probably be trained away.

Go on, how? I'm getting into boat-sailing, and I'm saddened by the nausea it causes. I'm looking into ways to reduce this, and I'm thinking ways to deal with motion sickness incurred in VR-games is probably applicable to me.

Exposure

Re: Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Post by martco »

ArtWomb wrote: post #80

Ghosts of Tsushima may be the best Playstation game I have played EVER. It's a testament to how late in the console release cycle, developers are just now mastering internals. It's the ideal video game: open world, 13-century feudal Japan, Age of the Samurai. High contrast "Kurosawa" mode, 4K HDR is cinematically photoreal. I really hope it remains a Major IP for many years to come ;) https://blog.selfshadow.com/publ…

I played it after Last of Us 2 and it just doesn't compare, especially in terms of mechanics and visuals. If there's one last game to play on PS4 it's Last of Us 2.

Re: Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Post by listenallyall »

stevula wrote: post #111
neixidbeksoxyd wrote: post #74

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> There’s VR, but I believe there will be a new category introduced within the next five years that will change the gaming landscape. I have been dreaming of better interfaces (controllers) for games for decades. The Wii, despite it's limited power, was a huge leap forward in how we played games. Unfortunately Nintendo is the only gaming company taking risks while Microsoft and Sony keep doubling down on graphics wit…

Controllers were quite different 30 years ago. Dual stick didn’t become the norm until 20 years ago, though arguably Xbox and PlayStation controllers haven’t changed their layouts much since 2000.

To be fair, human anatomy hasn't changed much since 2000 either.

Re: Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Post by zrkrlc »

rsynnott wrote: post #106
gsich wrote: post #84

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That can probably be trained away.

Even assuming this is true (I'd be inclined to doubt it) why on earth would anyone bother?

Because all your friends are playing a VR MMO and are talking about it nonstop on social media

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Post by deathcalibur »

thefounder wrote: post #20

Looks like an addiction getting out of control.

I find this to be the most disturbing part. I have done a substantial amount of game development myself on the side, it's how I got into programming originally ~15 years ago. I say that because I find it demotivating sometimes to work on games that I think are fun and non-addictive. My wife will show me some simple addictive game on the phone and ask why I can't just make a knock-off version of that... I could, but at what cost?

Some part of me really wishes that "gambling" in games would finally get cracked down on to level the playing field for the rest of us.

I now have a 5 month old son and that has really amplified my thinking of the future. I will of course educate my children on the dangers of addictive games, etc. but what about others? It's sad, but also classic "think of the children!"

Re: Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Post by katbyte »

onemiketwelve wrote: post #121
ArtWomb wrote: post #80

Ghosts of Tsushima may be the best Playstation game I have played EVER. It's a testament to how late in the console release cycle, developers are just now mastering internals. It's the ideal video game: open world, 13-century feudal Japan, Age of the Samurai. High contrast "Kurosawa" mode, 4K HDR is cinematically photoreal. I really hope it remains a Major IP for many years to come ;) https://blog.selfshadow.com/publ…

I can't believe I've never heard of this before. Am I really going to have to buy a PlayStation just to play this? Hmm

Yep, and then enjoy all the other amazing exclusives: the last of us one/two, drakes uncharted, god of war, horizon zero (pc did just release but is buggy), ratchet and clank,

Re: Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Post by tootahe45 »

chillwaves wrote: post #30
thefounder wrote: post #20

Looks like an addiction getting out of control.

What is the difference between video game addiction and other screen related addiction?

Primarily effects men, just like pornography addiction, so these don't get the same attention as social media addiction for example.

Re: Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Post by brundolf »

beering wrote: post #50
brundolf wrote: post #39

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Beyond that, most game devs today use established engines like Unity or Unreal, which typically have one-click build buttons for all major platforms. The level of abstraction has been raised, which affects not only game logic but even things like graphics APIs (DirectX vs Vulkan vs Metal) and packaging (installer, icons, etc). The bar has never been lower to throw in Linux support, even if you don't expect a huge mar…

I've seen it argued that releasing a Linux version (even using Unity/Unreal) is worse than releasing a Windows version that runs on Proton, because the Windows API is stabler and the Linux version will inevitably bitrot without continual updates.

That's really interesting, I hadn't heard that

Re: Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Post by wuunderbar »

the_duke wrote: post #118
compscistd wrote: post #101

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I just finished playing through Horizon Zero Dawn which had been untouched, collecting dust on the shelf for a couple years. Found more time in the pandemic and I'm wondering what else I've missed out on! The only other titles I've played with great acclaim are God of War and Zelda: Breath of the Wild. From a brief wiki search, it seems outside of Nintendo, studios only tend to have one-hit wonders. I never played th…

Since you liked Horizon Zero Dawn: - Witcher 3 brought me back to gaming after a 10+ year hiatus. While not perfect, it's the best/most immersive game I have ever played. Thanks to truly incredible writing, an interesting, engaging world where small side quests are some of the best content, good graphics that still hold up very well (especially with mods on PC, but just fine on console). All built on a foundation of…

Do you need to play Witcher 1 & 2?
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