Author conveniently ignores the thousands of good indie games in the market currently and just dismisses the entire current generation as "disposable pieces of

Author conveniently ignores the thousands of good indie games in the market currently and just dismisses the entire current generation as "disposable pieces of slop". Only someone willingly spoiling their taste in games will make such a ludicrous claim. Many of today's games are in fact a massive upgrade over past titles; it's just that competition and discoverability is too tough and they don't get enough marketing and reach. As for why old games are still popular? Same reason why old movies are still popular. Nostalgia and familiarity. That's it.