Comments on: Will single-player games die out? http://www.xboxliving.com/2008/05/29/single-player-games/ An unofficial eye on Xbox Live. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:55:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: maharet http://www.xboxliving.com/2008/05/29/single-player-games/comment-page-1/#comment-779 maharet Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:43:10 +0000 http://www.xboxliving.com/?p=125#comment-779 actually i have to agree. only slightly of course, but personally the game would have to be a big title for me to take the time to go out and buy it. games like bioshock or mass effect for example. alone in the dark is also a title i've been waiting for and itching to buy, but when times are this tough and you have other people to think about when purchasing a game a sp is a last resort. i've felt that way for a really long time now and when i was introduced to halo on xbox and then xbox live i've since purchased very few sp games. i'm constantly on the look out for great multiplayer games with a nice fps twist so the more the industry focuses on those games the happier i'll be. will there really be no market for single player games??? no, i don't believe those games will die out any time soon. i mean really, how many people do you know with 2 playstations, a psone under her desk, a ps2, 2 xbox's, 2 360's and a wii on the way? no most households have one or two kids or one adult gamer. single players are great for them so they'll always be a market for them. :) actually i have to agree. only slightly of course, but personally the game would have to be a big title for me to take the time to go out and buy it. games like bioshock or mass effect for example. alone in the dark is also a title i’ve been waiting for and itching to buy, but when times are this tough and you have other people to think about when purchasing a game a sp is a last resort.

i’ve felt that way for a really long time now and when i was introduced to halo on xbox and then xbox live i’ve since purchased very few sp games.

i’m constantly on the look out for great multiplayer games with a nice fps twist so the more the industry focuses on those games the happier i’ll be. will there really be no market for single player games??? no, i don’t believe those games will die out any time soon. i mean really, how many people do you know with 2 playstations, a psone under her desk, a ps2, 2 xbox’s, 2 360’s and a wii on the way? no most households have one or two kids or one adult gamer. single players are great for them so they’ll always be a market for them. :)

]]> By: Colin Temple http://www.xboxliving.com/2008/05/29/single-player-games/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Colin Temple Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:05:52 +0000 http://www.xboxliving.com/?p=125#comment-652 I think "on the horizon" was my wording, paraphrasing his of course. But yes, I think it's kind of an absurd idea. Perhaps he mostly means that games that are exclusively single-player (i.e. no multiplayer/online component) are on the way out. I disagree with that, too. I think “on the horizon” was my wording, paraphrasing his of course.

But yes, I think it’s kind of an absurd idea. Perhaps he mostly means that games that are exclusively single-player (i.e. no multiplayer/online component) are on the way out. I disagree with that, too.

]]> By: dan http://www.xboxliving.com/2008/05/29/single-player-games/comment-page-1/#comment-651 dan Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:02:24 +0000 http://www.xboxliving.com/?p=125#comment-651 The first indicator that shows he doesn't know what he's talking about is saying they are on the "Horizon". Which typically means that they are in the future. But anyway, it's simply not true that single player games will die out, how else do you display a storyline etc. The first indicator that shows he doesn’t know what he’s talking about is saying they are on the “Horizon”. Which typically means that they are in the future. But anyway, it’s simply not true that single player games will die out, how else do you display a storyline etc.

]]> By: Crazykinux http://www.xboxliving.com/2008/05/29/single-player-games/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Crazykinux Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:08:22 +0000 http://www.xboxliving.com/?p=125#comment-650 I'll agree that there's a tendency within the industry at this moment to build multi player games. Does this mean that single player games are going the way of the Dodo? Nonsense! Most games out there could be both single player and multi player games, especially FPS. That doesn't mean they're exclusive to each other. CK I’ll agree that there’s a tendency within the industry at this moment to build multi player games. Does this mean that single player games are going the way of the Dodo? Nonsense!

Most games out there could be both single player and multi player games, especially FPS. That doesn’t mean they’re exclusive to each other.

CK

]]> By: Robert K. http://www.xboxliving.com/2008/05/29/single-player-games/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Robert K. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:19:25 +0000 http://www.xboxliving.com/?p=125#comment-645 Single player games surely still have a future in my opinion. As much as people enjoy the multiplayer aspect of gaming, there will always be the need for the experience of enjoying a good single player game. One genre especially that will keep the single player movement alive is the RPG, but I think discussion of that is better left for that other blog you run, lol. Single player games surely still have a future in my opinion. As much as people enjoy the multiplayer aspect of gaming, there will always be the need for the experience of enjoying a good single player game. One genre especially that will keep the single player movement alive is the RPG, but I think discussion of that is better left for that other blog you run, lol.

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