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Let\'s compare Rayman Origins to Busby 3D. Rayman Origins has had some rocky moments, including going from episodic downlodable title to full retail release, but it manages to become one of the most well-loved platformers of the year, thanks to the care Ubisoft Montpellier put into it. Bubsy 3D is just a clear cash-in on the 3D craze at the time, and heck, it was a franchise killer as far as people are concerned. That it made many \
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Let\\\'s compare Rayman Origins to Busby 3D. Rayman Origins has had some rocky moments, including going from episodic downlodable title to full retail release, but it manages to become one of the most well-loved platformers of the year, thanks to the care Ubisoft Montpellier put into it. Bubsy 3D is just a clear cash-in on the 3D craze at the time, and heck, it was a franchise killer as far as people are concerned. That it made many \\\"worst game of all time\\\" lists doesn\\\'t help.
Point is, really flipping awesome games come out each year, and absolutely abysmal games also come out every year. Quality has gone nowhere.
Multiplatform games are normal. Before [=PS3/360/Wii=], there was [=GameCube/Xbox/Playstation 2/GBA=], and before that was [=N64/Playstation/Game Boy=]. However, there\\\'s nowhere near the number of consoles there were in the 80s. We\\\'re talking, maybe five or seven compared to double digits in the 80s. Besides, new consoles without proper backing get mocked and snuffed quickly. Remember the N-Gage? These consoles are marketed towards different audiences as well. One could see 360 as general adult, [=PS3=] as slightly more niche adult, and Wii as family audiences.
I honestly don\\\'t recall a point where stuff like Android and [=iPhone=] were being marked to compete with PSP and DS. It seems more like their companies are more focused on their \\\"do everything\\\" aspect, which \\\'\\\'does\\\'\\\' include games, but is hardly the focus.
Quite frankly, we should be lucky the costs of games have remained at the levels they did. With budgets to create them going higher, they would have every reason to hike it up. Luckily for us, they decided to do it in a way that\\\'s far less forceful, with optional DLC and collector\\\'s editions. Also, [=N64=] cartridges could cost, like, $80, and that\\\'s before accounting for inflation. Just sayin\\\'.
In summary, the idea that \\\"the second crash is upon us!!!!!1\\\" is absurd. The industry will grow, and it will change, but it will not completely die out.
Point is, really flipping awesome games come out each year, and absolutely abysmal games also come out every year. Quality has gone nowhere.
Multiplatform games are normal. Before [=PS3/360/Wii=], there was [=GameCube/Xbox/Playstation 2/GBA=], and before that was [=N64/Playstation/Game Boy=]. However, there\\\'s nowhere near the number of consoles there were in the 80s. We\\\'re talking, maybe five or seven compared to double digits in the 80s. Besides, new consoles without proper backing get mocked and snuffed quickly. Remember the N-Gage? These consoles are marketed towards different audiences as well. One could see 360 as general adult, [=PS3=] as slightly more niche adult, and Wii as family audiences.
I honestly don\\\'t recall a point where stuff like Android and [=iPhone=] were being marked to compete with PSP and DS. It seems more like their companies are more focused on their \\\"do everything\\\" aspect, which \\\'\\\'does\\\'\\\' include games, but is hardly the focus.
Quite frankly, we should be lucky the costs of games have remained at the levels they did. With budgets to create them going higher, they would have every reason to hike it up. Luckily for us, they decided to do it in a way that\\\'s far less forceful, with optional DLC and collector\\\'s editions. Also, [=N64=] cartridges could cost, like, $80, and that\\\'s before accounting for inflation. Just sayin\\\'.
In summary, the idea that \\\"the second crash is upon us!!!!!1\\\" is absurd. The industry will grow, and it will change, but it will not completely die out.
