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You're a little quick to judge here. PC games are going through a huge revolution right now. Small publishers and startups (OMG startups!!!) are getting massive
by hack_edu 15y ago
You're a little quick to judge here. PC games are going through a huge revolution right now. Small publishers and startups (OMG startups!!!) are getting massive recognition in the community thanks to new types of distribution like Steam. What used to be casual console games come out on Steam instead, with its hugely lower barriers to entry.
And really, RPGs are everywhere on the PC. Nearly every big release for consoles also come out for PC. How could you _not_ hear about Skyrim coming out all week? Most of these big name RPGs are single player too, not MMO in any sense. The RPG genre is different these days, Japan's influence is disintegrating and American publishers have taken over with Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Mass Effect.
iPad gaming won't be a serious industry until it becomes light enough to be held by two hands and upright. It's extremely awkward to hold for more than an hour. Control schemes need improvement too. Perhaps physical buttons aren't necessary, but a standard norm for input needs to be found if it's to relace a physical controller with buttons you can press and that provide feedback.
Finally, iPad and mobile gaming is hugely gimmicky and the big hits are largely based on game mechanics and concepts that are a decade old (I'll admit this is an industry-wide trend). Maybe I'm not looking I the right places but I've yet to find a rich and immersive game for my iPad that captures my attention for 10+ hours like the best of games command. The closest I've found is GTA Chinatown Wars which is a port of the PSP version that is a remake of the DS version.