blatz42
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Post by blatz42 on Feb 20, 2014 16:24:08 GMT
This is a problem that is unfortunately a symptom of the immaturity of the games industry - it has come about because we are really only now leaving the pioneering age which has been extended by greed and egos - both resulting in a failure to agree on a standard platform. We are now at the point where the tech is delivering smaller and smaller improvements with each generation so it would technically be possible. Why should I have to have extra boxes under the TV to play Sega Rally and Super Mario Galaxy? Ludicrous. Why can't COD players on 360 and Wii play together? It is idiotic - imagine if the music industry carried on like that. The Bluray / HD-DVD situation was cleared up pretty quickly - why can't it be the same with games? IP owners can still get licence income so what is the issue? I do see what you're saying, but at the same time, it's greed that drives people to improve upon and try to outdo each other. For example: If we had just one standard, then (remember the Xbox-One DRM policies?), those likely would have happened, because no one would've been out there to challenge them, and if consumers have no other options on the market, then they'll still buy it. But I do agree, cross-console play should be a thing, and I'm just assuming that it's the console manufacturers that limit this, instead of the developers. But I'm not sure.
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