Africa's Toto
Banned
Doom. Mario. Dragon Quest. Final Fantasy. All from the 90s/80s. All have had several games. All will almost definitely still have games released in the next few decades.
Should franchises die out/be replaced at some point?
The answer would be: "As long as there's demand, it shouldn't matter"
Right?
But personally would you like to see, 40 years from now, that COD is still the best military shooter out there? That Mario is still king of platformers? Or another Far Cry with some more towers, enemy camps, crafting, skinning, outposts, rural setting and slightly unhinged antagonist? (last one is unlikely, but still)
Yeah, technology will change. VR and AR versions of games will probably be more prominent. And yeah, even if live service delivery becomes the norm and we don't see sequential releases anymore, would you want the same ips to be leading gaming?
I don't know. It's a little weird that developers and publishers will have no reason to ever stop using these ips. Kinda like bond movies or justice league comics.
edit: removed pretentious bioshock quote
and since the use of "forever" seems to be an issue for some people:
Video gaming is a relatively new pastime. What 50, 60 years old? Probably won't last another 60 years if we're being honest. "Forever" was implied to be within the context of that time span
Should franchises die out/be replaced at some point?
The answer would be: "As long as there's demand, it shouldn't matter"
Right?
But personally would you like to see, 40 years from now, that COD is still the best military shooter out there? That Mario is still king of platformers? Or another Far Cry with some more towers, enemy camps, crafting, skinning, outposts, rural setting and slightly unhinged antagonist? (last one is unlikely, but still)
Yeah, technology will change. VR and AR versions of games will probably be more prominent. And yeah, even if live service delivery becomes the norm and we don't see sequential releases anymore, would you want the same ips to be leading gaming?
I don't know. It's a little weird that developers and publishers will have no reason to ever stop using these ips. Kinda like bond movies or justice league comics.
edit: removed pretentious bioshock quote
and since the use of "forever" seems to be an issue for some people:
Video gaming is a relatively new pastime. What 50, 60 years old? Probably won't last another 60 years if we're being honest. "Forever" was implied to be within the context of that time span
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