Article: The future of gaming is …..
In the beginning…… No doubt about it, gaming has come a long ways from the days of Pac-Man and Asteroids. Over the decades the consoles with the biggest power could sport better graphics, enabling developers to code bigger and better games.
Today and beyond
Gone are the days (mostly) of the 2d side-scrollers, now we have hi-def games and hi-def tv’s offering a level of gaming that is unsurpassed in compelling creativity, but what is next? Does the future of gaming demand a next, next-gen console, to bring us a bigger and better gaming experience?
Pushing the boundaries?
When you think about it, pushing the definition of games output and the number of polygons will only get you so far, you’ll just have a prettier version of the same sort of game that you have now, not to say that higher definition doesn’t have a future. Nintendo was the first (as usual), to demonstrate a deeper vision for the future of gaming. whilst Sony and Microsoft were boasting of their then, upcoming PS3 and Xbox 360 next-gen consoles, they were probably sniggering at Nintendo’s offerings in the form of the Wii. Nintendo was adamant that ‘my one is bigger than yours’, is not always the way to go, and as can be proven by their sales record of the Wii since launch, they were right, and the sony and Microsoft have been forced to play catch-up.
From wavy hardware to wavy hands.
Nintendo has had a profound effect on the gaming industry and it no doubt has forced it’s main competitors to start thinking along different lines. Later this year Sony and Microsoft will launch their own versions of ‘interactivity’ to attach onto existing consoles, extending the consoles life by perhaps another four or five years.
A new age of 3D
2010 saw an explosion of all things 3D, and it all kicked of with Cameron’s ‘Avatar’, which has excited both the film industry and general public. Now hardware manufacturers are producing ’3D ready’ high-def TV’s and projectors. Sky has announced it will broadcast the 2010 world cup in 3D (at your nearest pub), and plans to make available a dedicated 3D channel in the very near future.
The gaming industry is also taking note and many developers are already researching into the new technology. Sony have done some 3D tests last year and are confident that 3D can be delivered via an update to the PS3 in 2010 that will make most games already in existence readily playable in 3D. Also, the PS3 having one of the only blu ray drives that can be updated via a downloadable script will make blu ray 2 possible which is also meant to incorporate 3D movie technology.
My predictions
Yes new consoles will continue to grow in power and capacity. The internet will get faster and facilitate more ‘interactive’ services.
3D technology will become more pervasive and stimulate more interaction in gaming. It is interaction that will be the driving focus for the future of both games and film industries.
We might get smelly vision (fart warning), perhaps even dedicated gaming environments that put you ‘right at the centre’ of the action, ‘perceivable’ full size characters and buildings.
Welcome to the future of gaming, it’s going to be more interactive.
Written By:- AscentiOn
