Topic: (Article) Casual games are taking over. If MGS4 doesn't succeed, then hardcore gamers have lost.
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Miss Razz...CruisiN'  since: Sep 2003
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(Article) Casual games are taking over. If MGS4 doesn't succeed, then hardcore gamers have lost.
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If this has already been posted, then I'm going to slap myself in the face. XD quoteMetal Gear Solid 4 director Hideo Kojima has voices his frustrations over the ever-increasing casual gaming market before. He's worried that hardcore gamers are being forgotten and that developers only care about creating cheap and easy games to make a quick buck. So Kojima has taken it upon himself to please the hardcore fans, but he is worried that there aren't enough games like Metal Gear Solid 4 to keep hardcore gamers happy. It's a concern that has been voiced by many developers and people in the gaming industry. The casual gaming market is increasing at an incredibly rapid rate. So why is this suddenly happening now? Why are casual games selling better than hardcore games? Developers have a few theories ... Read and Rate full article
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DragonMaster DyneOrlando Magic: 10-4CruisiN'  total posts: 20656 since: Oct 2004
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Look at the sales of Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto 4. Then you also have Gears of War 2 coming out later this year. It's not as if bigger-named titles aren't around and doing VERY WELL, and will continue to do so regardless of whether MGS4 sells/plays well or not.
It's cheaper for developers to take the easy way out and produce a run of the mill title, and they have been doing this for a number of years now.
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Saints RlfcAnd the heavens shall tremble.mad messenger  since: Mar 2007
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I don't think hardcore gamers have to worry about anything yet , I mean games like MGS4, GeOW2, Resistance 2 are all coming out this year aswell as GTAIV coming out 2 months ago. There is a good amount of hardcore games coming, but I do feel that the hardcore games will decrease, as developers are going to realize that there will be a bigger audience to casual games eg. Wii sports, Wii fit etc. The fact is that the majority of developers care more for the $$$ than actually making a good game. Hideo is one of few who actually puts the game before the amount of cash he'll earn.
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D1NONLiforum fever  total posts: 371 since: Nov 2007 |
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well i guess he should make MGS5 and confirm it lol, if MGS4 is going to for the hardcore gamers.
In my opinion I'm a hardcore gamer,but i still go out with friends like everyday.
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Final BladeTrue Addiction  total posts: 18562 since: Nov 2006 |
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MGS4 is the last part of the series, it would be virtually impossible, according to what we heard, for there to be a new sequel for MGS.
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Drogo BagginsFrequency 141.80Two much Neo  total posts: 2307 since: Jul 2006
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Hasn't Kojima said that, if MGS4 does well, that MGS5 has to happen?
I'm pretty sure I read a gamegrep article where he's quoted as saying something like that. And there definitely will be more games set in the MGS universe, I'm sure of it.
I know for sure he's said that "MGS will ALWAYS be around."
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Miss Razz...CruisiN' since: Sep 2003
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quote Drogo Baggins
Hasn't Kojima said that, if MGS4 does well, that MGS5 has to happen? Yep, Kojima said that.
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Fire FoxResident Neo  since: Oct 2004 |
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quoteHe's worried that hardcore gamers are being forgotten and that developers only care about creating cheap and easy games to make a quick buck. Talk about Square-Enix. 
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