@stache13 One thing I have observed about gaming, that has surprised me, is that genres and formats don't really go away, we just get more choices.
When 3D came along, young me legit thought that 2D games would be gone forever. But now they have had this indie renaissance. There has somehow been a resurgence in the first person dungeon crawler RPG. PC Gaming, contrary to what has been said over the years, has not died. Motion controls didn't replace joysticks, and motion controls and joysticks both live on.
I definitely think that VR will be a huge thing (it is truly amazing, even now), but I don't think it will supplant everything. I have some anxiety about Nintendo waiting too long to move into the space, but they know what they are doing; they know how to create joyful experiences that perfectly fit whatever medium they are in. There's plenty of room in the market for killer VR and killer non VR, I think. Even though it may seem like VR will eventually supplant everything, history would suggest otherwise.
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@stache13 One thing I have observed about gaming, that has surprised me, is that genres and formats don't really go away, we just get more choices.
When 3D came along, young me legit thought that 2D games would be gone forever. But now they have had this indie renaissance. There has somehow been a resurgence in the first person dungeon crawler RPG. PC Gaming, contrary to what has been said over the years, has not died. Motion controls didn't replace joysticks, and motion controls and joysticks both live on.
I definitely think that VR will be a huge thing (it is truly amazing, even now), but I don't think it will supplant everything. I have some anxiety about Nintendo waiting too long to move into the space, but they know what they are doing; they know how to create joyful experiences that perfectly fit whatever medium they are in. There's plenty of room in the market for killer VR and killer non VR, I think. Even though it may seem like VR will eventually supplant everything, history would suggest otherwise.