Hi,
Perhaps it is we, the gamers, that have become more jaded. We remember the old games as better because *we* expected less back then and our expectations were more easily met. However, I find that I still crank up some old games while the new ones often stay unused. Even in the fairly "modern" period, I still crank up D1 quite often while newer games (including D2, at least till 1.10) gather magnetic dust on my hard drive :)
However, I'm not too sure about "the industry is all about making money, and not about making games." For one thing, although a few games make it big, most make it small or not at all. So, that makes me wonder what the ROI is for the game industry as a whole. Would the companies funding the games not make a better return in some other field? And the individuals actually working on the games are often doing it for love. Those that do the art and music may have a hard time finding a replacement job. But for the programmers, the pay rate in game production is lower and the schedule in game development is more demanding than almost any other part of the software industry. However, as I know too well, the people making the decisions in most companies care more about money than about product. So, at that level, you are right. And, perhaps that is the only level that eventually matters to the consumer.
--Pete
Perhaps it is we, the gamers, that have become more jaded. We remember the old games as better because *we* expected less back then and our expectations were more easily met. However, I find that I still crank up some old games while the new ones often stay unused. Even in the fairly "modern" period, I still crank up D1 quite often while newer games (including D2, at least till 1.10) gather magnetic dust on my hard drive :)
However, I'm not too sure about "the industry is all about making money, and not about making games." For one thing, although a few games make it big, most make it small or not at all. So, that makes me wonder what the ROI is for the game industry as a whole. Would the companies funding the games not make a better return in some other field? And the individuals actually working on the games are often doing it for love. Those that do the art and music may have a hard time finding a replacement job. But for the programmers, the pay rate in game production is lower and the schedule in game development is more demanding than almost any other part of the software industry. However, as I know too well, the people making the decisions in most companies care more about money than about product. So, at that level, you are right. And, perhaps that is the only level that eventually matters to the consumer.
--Pete
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