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--- Quote from: Dave_K. on November 12, 2002, 01:38:47 am ---Arcades are not going to die. Sure it will thin out (a lot!) but they will never die. And not becaues of the classics, but because of a little thing called "competition". There is something about going shoulder to shoulder with an opponant, talking trash, taking/giving a beating in front of all your friends. Its a rush. Its also a very social thing. Online gaming (from home) isn't the same...and consoles will learn this the hard way. I predict arcades will make a comeback...but probably not for another 5-10 years. And you can quote me on that. ;D --- End quote --- I hope you're right, but it seems possible. The problem with arcade games today is that they're more expensive than ever (to build and to play) and so need a steady stream of business to make it profitable. Go to a golf center these days, and most people are actually playing golf, rather than inside on the video games. I personally don't find many new games appealing, other than the really cool, moving race sims at Gameworks. Also, the graphics aren't appreciably better than what I can get at home. Superior graphics used to be a big draw for me to put down the Atari stick and head for the neighborhood arcade. Also, I never seem to meet anyone that's much fun to play against at arcades, just jerky punks who spend their whole lives learning every secret move so they can mercilessly kick your --I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules-- off the game in seconds flat and have the machine to themselves. You've got to bring your friends to have any fun. And the people (like you and me) who enjoy actually going out to play are few and far between, most would rather have the latest greatest 2-week-long RPG at home, with cheat book in hand, etc. And if, in the end, it's just you and me, occasionally dropping a buck or two into a machine that cost $3000 or more to build, there will be no motive for the operator to keep the arcade open. It could happen. Arcades close all the time. |
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