'Middle Class' Games

[pillar]

I was just reading an article on middle class games & how Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski was saying that it was dead. What do you think about this & how the gaming industry is doing in this 'middle class' area? Now admins of the forums, please feel free to close this thread if the topic gets way too heated (which I hope it doesnt).

Btw, in case you were interested in reading the article bout the issue, here it is: http://nilbid.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/long-live-middle-class-games/

 

[chapp]

I didn't read the article, but I pretty much agree. The only PC games that seem to be doing well are AAA titles like WoW, Black Ops, etc and indie games like Minecraft. PC gaming is in a very odd state right now.

Having said that, Cliffy B is a jerk, a smartass and has been dissing the PC community for years. Pretty much ever since UT3 flopped...

 

[Sexy Beast]

To an extent Cliff Bleszinski is right, it seems that only AAA games and Indie games are setting the world on fire these days. Though Cliff is forgetting that there is a ton of money in the "casual gaming market", which I would call the new "Middle Class game". I'm not just talking about the Wii hear either. I'm talking about Cell phones and Tablet PCs, where buying a game is easy and inexpensive.

 

[engineer]

The PC has many benefits over a console.

I mean, a LOT people still play and make content for the original Doom and it's pushing 20 years old.

 

[Sexy Beast]

The PC has many benefits over a console.

I mean, a LOT people still play and make content for the original Doom and it's pushing 20 years old.

Cliffy B's agrument had nothing to do with PC vs. Console gaming. It has to do with current industry trends,

 

[labowsky]

cause people like the new thing, and these AAA games are advertised to hell.
you have to be a part of a gaming community or some website to really know the other games. that being said GoW was good the rest sucked, and the UT games are good.
cliff is on a very high horse.