The utter collapse of the gaming industry

[NatalieZaki]

It's been looking to me that the gaming industry giants are on the verge of collapse, and I just wanted to hear y'all on what you think about all this. With Xbox restructuring their entire business, to Sony completely killing their credibility, to no one being able to afford hardware because of the evil prick Sam Altman, it's really seeming to me that the industry is hanging by a thread at this point (and said thread being called Grand Theft Auto VI).

 

[ZeromusVX4]

Honestly I feel like GTA VI won't be a salvation but the first nail in the coffin

 

[NatalieZaki]

Honestly I feel like GTA VI won't be a salvation but the first nail in the coffin

Yeah, I agree. It's currently the only thing holding the market afloat and the moment it comes out, that safety netting will be gone.

 

[PhiSolis]

Honestly as much as I hate it I've been saying this for a long time, the video game market needs to go through another Crash, it's been going down the shitter for way too long, things can't keep going like this. Once the industry crashes entirely things should hopefully bounce back and people will realize that maybe Investors don't know what they're talking about and that Video Games should be made out of passion not to please Execs..

 

[Vreeves]

PS6 and the next Xbox will certainly have a very rough beginning. Because of all the prices going on, I see demand for retro gaming increasing by quite a bit or even demand for something like a PS4 and XBone. If Nintendo is able keep their prices lower than the other two, they might come out as winner in the long run, but we will see how this plays out in the next 4 years.

Gaming right now is, indeed, not in a good spot at all. But I think it's far from doomed as we still have options for older hardware and games.

 

[contrail_]

I don't know, I keep hearing about the coming 'collapse of the gaming industry' for over 10 years now. Don't get me wrong, I'm looking forward to it, but I've read too many 'two more weeks' threads and posts about it, so I won't hold my breath...

 

[JellyjamLu]

It's pretty much over for console gaming. casting my journey back from getting a PS5 and what was delivered throughout it's lifespan has ultimately showcased one of the weakest generations in history.

As of right now GTA 6 will be the last game I buy for a home console, ride that out to completion and play the online component then back to PC I go until it's released via Steam, however long that will be down the road.

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

It wasn't homicide, it was suicide.

We never stopped caring.

 

[mistymermaid]

It's the realization the feasibility of chasing graphics is winding down. With the long, meticulous development cycle needed to truly leverage today's computational power, very few games would have the texture quality and physics/animation to justify a "PS6".