There is something strange about watching Danish television from the 1980s while looking at the gaming industry we have today. On that old screen, people are trying to understand what a computer can do. A game on the television is enough to make somebody lean forward, pick up the controls and forget the time. Then I look at another modern AAA release, with its expensive editions, cash shop, account requirements and promises about what might arrive later, and I wonder how we managed to make buying a game this exhausting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have played since the late 1980s and early 1990s. I still love gaming. That is exactly why the state of parts of this industry pisses me off. Too much of it feels designed around getting the most money out of the player, keeping them inside a system and moving on when the numbers stop looking attractive. The game itself can start to feel like the excuse for the business model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n