I wouldn't get too worried. If there's anything like a problem, people tend to blow it out of all proportion.
I really don't think that's likely to happen; for one thing, as long as people keep buying the games, I don't truly see how the industry could 'crash'. Besides, it's not as bad as they make it out to be, from what I know.
As for the RPG thing, I can't really say anything about console RPGs, but I certainly disagree with that comment if applied to PC ones. I'm sure there are some bad RPGs out there -- and other games -- but if you simply don't buy or play them, you should be fine.
Eh. I should probably read the article again before I finish this.
First is the sea of mediocre titles. 90+% of them are crap, pure and simple. The old creativity is utterly dead and gone, that is the one new twist. How many games are not sequels, fight games, drivers, or FPSes?
Yes, there are mediocre titles. Lots of them. However, they are mostly pretty obvious, and easy to avoid. Creativity isn't exactly 'dead and gone' -- there are still plenty of creative games out there. You just have to look a bit harder to find them.
Also, there isn't really anything wrong with sequels or FPSes (I remain silent on the other two, and point out that some FPSes are very good, although the WWII simulators get very tiresome).
One look at the resoundingly mediocre crop of XBox 360 sports games shows there is nothing new under the sun, and they really aren't even trying.
Yes, there are a lot of sucky sports games. For one thing -- that's the XBox 360, not every gaming console. It hardly shows there is nothing new under the sun. I can think of at least one good game that ought to be coming out for that console pretty soon... and I'm sure there are more.
RPGs have become barely interactive PG-13 movies, and I won't even get into the whole crop of disasters that are movie tie-ins. There is one, possibly two titles a year that can be considered innovative, and that is not enough to sustain an industry.
No, they haven't. I wonder if this guy even plays RPGs? I admit the movie tie-ins generally suck. However, I think most people could guess that they will, and if they're die-hard enough fans to buy them anyhow, that's their problem.
And one or two titles a year (even assuming that's all there is) could easily be enough to sustain the industry, especially assuming that lots of other people are buying the other titles. Which, chances are, they are.
I can't really say much more on the subject. For one thing, they mostly appear to be talking about console gaming (which I know very little about, save for reviews), and for another... well, honestly, if the industry
does crash, and come back in a few years, I think I could stand waiting a few years. After all, if that happens, it's not as if all of the good games we have now are suddenly going to self-destruct. Gaming would continue -- it's just that there wouldn't be any
new games for a while.
I don't seriously believe that it would crash entirely, though. But who knows? Not me.