Victor Omega
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Reality: The year is 2020, the latest smartphones are used for social messaging, streaming, productivity, and gaming. Thousand of games exist on the app store as smartphones are viewed as gaming devices.
Alternative Reality: The year is 2020, the latest smartphones are used solely for social messaging, streaming, and productivity. No games exist on the app store as smartphones are not viewed as gaming devices.
Reality: Today, people who want to pursue a career in making a videogame have many different options: Crowdfunding; Self-publishing; Creating an independent company.
Alternative Reality: Today, people who want to pursue a career in making a videogame work at a large video game developing studio/company.
What would the current landscape be like in games for Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft?
What would "AAA" studios look like if game creators only work for them? (Would creators from mobile or indies space work for them instead?)
Would gaming lose/gain anything for the lack of gaming on smartphones?
What would "casual gaming"(Idle RPGs, Endless runner, match-three puzzle video, etc) look like?
What would PC gaming look like (most MMOs are on a smartphone)?
Alternative Reality: The year is 2020, the latest smartphones are used solely for social messaging, streaming, and productivity. No games exist on the app store as smartphones are not viewed as gaming devices.
Reality: Today, people who want to pursue a career in making a videogame have many different options: Crowdfunding; Self-publishing; Creating an independent company.
Alternative Reality: Today, people who want to pursue a career in making a videogame work at a large video game developing studio/company.
What would the current landscape be like in games for Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft?
What would "AAA" studios look like if game creators only work for them? (Would creators from mobile or indies space work for them instead?)
Would gaming lose/gain anything for the lack of gaming on smartphones?
What would "casual gaming"(Idle RPGs, Endless runner, match-three puzzle video, etc) look like?
What would PC gaming look like (most MMOs are on a smartphone)?