5 Hottest Video Game Trends Emerging from Today’s Generation of Consoles

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5 Hottest Video Game Trends Emerging from Todays
Generation of Consoles
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Each generation of console starts a new series of
trends onto which the games are developed which
runs on for some time. At the core the trend
starts from a single developer, which ignites the
competition with more and more companies
following the way. For instance, the concept of
joystick emerged from PlayStation 1, which raised
the bar all the way till Super Nintendo came out
with a huge, sprawling RPG. With the current 7th
generation of gaming consoles, there are some
minor trends that limit to a certain genre of
games, and then there are major trends which have
an impact significant enough to affect the
direction in which the gaming technology and
experience is headed.
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Motion Controls
When Nintendo introduced Wii, many gamers thought
this was just an attention-seeking move and not a
major shift in the gaming experience. However,
Sony and Microsoft were quick to jump on the
concept and thrown in their Move and Kinect
respectively. With current advancements,
Microsoft is still heavily investing in its
motion control output, associating it with every
Xbox One. Therefore, its no doubt the trend of
motion controls will still burn hot at least till
the next generation comes over.
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Multiplayer Characters
Back in old times, multiplayer involved simply
playing a game, which when signed out, will
require you to start all over again. That was
fine till the time Call of Duty 4 came out in
shelves. Players became used to unlocking new
weapons and levels with experience, but for many
it become whole lot frustrating to start back
from the beginning. Here again such persistent
multiplayer characters makes the games in this
genre so much fun.
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Player Choice
Old games used to offer a strictly defined path
both in terms of gameplay and story. Such
gameplays left us little to wonder like, this
door is locked and looks tempting, what may be on
the other side of this door? However, the
introduction of Grand Theft Auto showcased the
world what an open-world concept actually is.
While this generation of games such as Mass
Effect, Dragon Age, etc. have taken the concept
even further, with now the player having
seemingly endless choices each directly
influencing the story of the game. The player
choice is an amazing feature for hardcore gamers,
as it allows them to create their own experience.
Games like LA Noire, Far Cry, etc. apply this
aspect with players getting to change the actual
ending of the game. So it comes to no surprise
the player choice is gaining importance with each
upcoming titles.
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Downloadable Content
Traditionally games were as straightforward as a
player ending them, and then thats it. Obviously
you could go back and play the game all over
again, but then there was nothing new left to try
and experience. This is where DLC steps in which
involves the developers adding a whole new
content and life into the game. What initially
started for developers as a way to expand their
games content, became a whole new method of
distributing the games across players.
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Rise of the Indie Games
Indie games have always been on the scene but
have felt a major rise from the latter half of
2000s. These games are not a part of a big
development company and are created without the
financial support from the publisher. Due to
their popularity, big guns of the industry such
as Sony, Microsoft and even PC have accepted
smaller indie games willingly, therefore, so have
the players. One major contributor in their rise
is crowd funding. Websites like Indiegogo and
Kickstarter have facilitated a large number of
such games to hit the market which would have
easily gone unnoticed without funding. Both major
console developers are tempting for more indie
games to associate with the next generation,
while entertainment platforms like Steam
Greenlight are committed to bring more games in
the awareness of market.
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