Honestly, I don’t think I can. I hate playing online with strangers, and I only do it in Journey where I can’t be sexually harassed and have no choice but to be online. I despise motion controls, and can barely be bothered to play the Wii. And if it weren’t for the used game market, I wouldn’t be able to play games at all, so Xbox 1 seems to be trying to alienate me completely.
I’ve been gaming since I was 3… It’s such a huge part of my life, and if video games hadn’t been there, I may not have made it through some of the rougher times. I know that’s pathetic, but between how tight my situation is and how steep the prices are on, so far, unrewarding consoles, I may have to skip and entire generation. Which is unfortunate, because Sony seems to think that the PS4 will be the last console they ever need to make.
I just don’t know anymore…
Was I too silent? Was I so wrong to assume that logic would prevail, and the next consoles would be better without my speaking up about how plenty of people hate shooters and never touch online multi-player regardless of the game? Was I wrong to assume that the industry would learn that no one likes motion controls? Sure, the figures say everybody bought one, but hardly anyone but the foolish and sweat-dripping actually use them. move people bought a Move or Kinect and never goddamn used it after 3 months…
I haven’t even seen any games that look so enticing I’d be willing to sell a kidney to get. Even in a year, when the prices are down and the bugs worked out, I doubt sincerely that developers will ever do something sensible that doesn’t alienate the audience too introverted to even bitch on the internet…
I know I’m being silly about this, but it honestly feels like the industry doesn’t give a damn about the people who like to play alone and truly experience a game. It feels like the industry doesn’t care about catering to those of us who don’t care about gamer scores or whatever you’d like to call those bragging points that don’t actually matter. It feels like the industry is just pumping out what will sell to the nosiest, most talkative focus-group they could find.
I feel so alienated, and I just don’t know if I’ll be able to call myself a gamer in a few years. After I’ve played every game that matters on this generation that i found used, will I actually have the interest to pursue this hobby, borne of childhood wonder, and devoted passion? Or will the industry’s practices succeed in driving myself and others away. Will they care when I go? Likely not. And I think that’s what hurts.
I’ve given so much of my life, my mind, my love, to games, and I get nothing in return, it seems, for years of devotion.
I just don’t know anymore…
