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(Article) Casual games are taking over. If MGS4 doesn't succeed, then hardcore gamers have lost.

If this has already been posted, then I'm going to slap myself in the face. XD


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Metal 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 ...

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    re: (Article) Casual games are taking over. If MGS4 doesn't succeed, then hardcore gamers have lost.

    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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    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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    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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    re: (Article) Casual games are taking over. If MGS4 doesn't succeed, then hardcore gamers have lost.

    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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    re: (Article) Casual games are taking over. If MGS4 doesn't succeed, then hardcore gamers have lost.

    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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    re: (Article) Casual games are taking over. If MGS4 doesn't succeed, then hardcore gamers have lost.

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    Hasn't Kojima said that, if MGS4 does well, that MGS5 has to happen?

    Yep, Kojima said that.


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    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.
    Talk about Square-Enix.


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