28/02/2024
I never thought I'd say this and maybe I'm just jaded today but...I think I might be done with gaming soon.
If you know me you'd know how truly outlandish this sounds coming from me and how much gaming has been apart of my life since I was a child. It's incredibly tough to potentially walk away, however, continuing to stay will not improve things either.
It's only getting worse in my opinion and I don't see how it gets better anytime soon. It's so depressing and yet infuriating to see an industry you love so dearly spiral downwards into something that doesn't respect players' time or money.
Does gaming as whole suck ass right now? Is this just me?
Digital-only consoles, always online games, pointless crossovers in games where they don't belong(Call of Duty and crossovers), public beta tests have turned into glorified demos before launch, microtransaction hellscapes, rushed and unfinished games at launch, $70 game prices, games are piecemealed through Battlepasses/Seasons, studios who were once great turned into soulless, money-hungry corporations (Blizzard, EA, Ubisoft) and live service aspects shoved into every game where im expected to play one game endlessly until the end of time. I'm sure there's more that I'm missing.
Yes, we have bigger games with better graphics and we can play cross-platform wherever we'd like. With every upside we have I feel there's twice as many downsides.
Does anyone else feel this way or am I "a grumpy old man yelling at clouds" situation?
