Longterm, the lack of good SPORTS games is going to hurt this "next gen"(PS4 & XB1) of gaming

[jadillac]

I know many of you "real" gamers love to throw sports gamers into the "casual" gamer category like they don't matter, but don't be fooled. Traditionally, sports games have sold many a system over the years. While most of you wait 3-5 years for the next installment of your favorite FPS or action game to come out, many sports gamers are dropping money on their games every year, that's consistent revenue for the gaming industry.....and waiting for sports games keeps a constant buzz & level of excitement going year round. Something that it seems is missing right now for these new systems. Not only that, but once they have a new system, many sports gamers will pick up mass selling games like the Battlefield's, the COD's, the GTA's, etc. But those games alone aren't going to sell them systems.

I think PS3/X360 has had some pretty good sports games, but it's been a letdown overall and has mainly lived off the reputation of the PS2/Xbox. You had so many options and great sports games to choose from during that era.

Now with Madden being trash for an entire generation and the only football option, college football being dead, only one option for baseball, NBA 2K is showing it's flaws, all that's left is soccer and hockey. FIFA is a constant, but it's not gonna sell systems the way a complete rotating catalog of good sports games would. In the long run, I think it's gonna have an effect.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I agree. Sports games have been trash for years now.

No inovation since the PS2 era.

 

[Mr. Somebody]

I cant wait till the nex gen Olympics game comes out

 

[C-NICE]

I gotta agree i can't believe i passed on madden for two years and i usually play 2k up until the new one and the XB1 and the 360 version this year where trash and i tossed it to the bushes. I hope for the future they step it up because aint nothing like sports real and reality for the homies

 

[jadillac]

I cant wait till the nex gen Olympics game comes out

Do they still make those? I remember those used to be super popular back in the NES/Genesis/PSOne days.

 

[#StarkSet]

I know many of you "real" gamers love to throw sports gamers into the "casual" gamer category like they don't matter, but don't be fooled. Traditionally, sports games have sold many a system over the years. While most of you wait 3-5 years for the next installment of your favorite FPS or action game to come out, many sports gamers are dropping money on their games every year, that's consistent revenue for the gaming industry.....and waiting for sports games keeps a constant buzz & level of excitement going year round. Something that it seems is missing right now for these new systems. Not only that, but once they have a new system, many sports gamers will pick up mass selling games like the Battlefield's, the COD's, the GTA's, etc. But those games alone aren't going to sell them systems.

I think PS3/X360 has had some pretty good sports games, but it's been a letdown overall and has mainly lived off the reputation of the PS2/Xbox. You had so many options and great sports games to choose from during that era.

Now with Madden being trash for an entire generation and the only football option, college football being dead, only one option for baseball, NBA 2K is showing it's flaws, all that's left is soccer and hockey. FIFA is a constant, but it's not gonna sell systems the way a complete rotating catalog of good sports games would. In the long run, I think it's gonna have an effect.

:bytchplz:


Get the fukk outta here



Cod and bf are the system sellers

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Do they still make those? I remember those used to be super popular back in the NES/Genesis/PSOne days.

Yea friend some of us still like to compete. Button mashing fun.

 

[Stress Welker]

No more college sports games fukking sucks. 2K is the only basketball option until or if EA can get their act together. All we have is Madden for a football fix. Boxing games are few and far between, Tiger is shelved for now, though Golf Club could be decent. Hasn't been any talk of a new Skate or snowboarding game either. What about NBA Street type games?

Then you have the biggest tragedy. No baseball for Xbox owners. Us PS4 owners are blessed with The Show, but no baseball for Xbox is just wrong.

The lack of competition last generation really set a bad standard going forward. Sports games market will never be what it was during the PS2 Xbox 1 days.

 

[jadillac]

No more college sports games fukking sucks. 2K is the only basketball option until or if EA can get their act together. All we have is Madden for a football fix. Boxing games are few and far between, Tiger is shelved for now, though Golf Club could be decent. Hasn't been any talk of a new Skate or snowboarding game either. What about NBA Street type games?

Then you have the biggest tragedy. No baseball for Xbox owners. Us PS4 owners are blessed with The Show, but no baseball for Xbox is just wrong.

The lack of competition last generation really set a bad standard going forward. Sports games market will never be what it was during the PS2 Xbox 1 days.

Damn, I FORGOT about all those. Good post.

Boxing games like 'Fight Night' used to be big. I bought a couple of tthem and I never even was a big boxing fan, but the games were so fun. And yeah, no athlete-branded Golf games are big deal.

Skating games were always a niche, but Tony Hawk games were very popular in that niche.

:bytchplz:


Get the fukk outta here



Cod and bf are the system sellers

You just wanted to use that smiley.....

Yet you've missed the entire point. The business of sports gaming can't be denied. The reality is, I would've never bought COD or Battlefield if I didn't buy my PS3 for sports games.

 

[Tic Tac T O]

Do they still make those? I remember those used to be super popular back in the NES/Genesis/PSOne days.

I want a next gen Track & Field

Fencing, canoeing, hurdles, diving

 

[#StarkSet]

Damn, I FORGOT about all those. Good post.

Boxing games like 'Fight Night' used to be big. I bought a couple of tthem and I never even was a big boxing fan, but the games were so fun. And yeah, no athlete-branded Golf games are big deal.

Skating games were always a niche, but Tony Hawk games were very popular in that niche.



You just wanted to use that smiley.....

Yet you've missed the entire point. The business of sports gaming can't be denied. The reality is, I would've never bought COD or Battlefield if I didn't buy my PS3 for sports games.

:oword:


I understand what u are saying, but u bought system for sports games, other people buy a system for cod and bf

I know I did




Look when the new systems were released, right at the New releases of cod and bf


Coincidence? I think not



Cod and bf move the most systems, plain and simple

 

[jadillac]

:oword:


I understand what u are saying, but u bought system for sports games, other people buy a system for cod and bf

I know I did




Look when the new systems were released, right at the New releases of cod and bf


Coincidence? I think not



Cod and bf move the most systems, plain and simple

You're STILL missing the point.

And I think you're the only one who doesn't get what I'm saying.

 

[#StarkSet]

You're STILL missing the point.

And I think you're the only one who doesn't get what I'm saying.

:really??:


I understand what u are saying, there is a big problem with the lack of sports games



but u were wrong in saying that the sports games are the system sellers

 

[Rekkapryde]

Yet you've missed the entire point. The business of sports gaming can't be denied. The reality is, I would've never bought COD or Battlefield if I didn't buy my PS3 for sports games.

Problem is that the companies who own the licenses want too fukkin much for the license. If we need to go back to the old days of numbers and made up characters then so be it.


But we got 2 weeks until this...

 

[Rekkapryde]

:really??:


I understand what u are saying, there is a big problem with the lack of sports games



but u were wrong in saying that the sports games are the system sellers

definitely agree that the days of sports games (cough Madden) being system sellers are gone.