OK here goes:
I have set on the sidelines and read many interesting and intelligent posts and opinions on this great forum. I am under the impression that the majority of ppl here have been playing or collection videogames for as long as I have (over twenty years) and are as passionate and involved in this great, fun hobby of ours as I am.
Therefore I hope that all others here will read this post with an open mind and respond with thier opinions and not go on a flaming rampage respectively.
What once was considered a small geek hobby has truthfully become a billion dollar industry, now shouldnt this be a great thing for gamers everywhere,yes, is it in truth a positive thing NO heres why: Casual gamers have been and are destroying this hobby with mass purchases of games like Superman 64(yes it did actually sell well back in the 32-bit,64-bit days) and ENTER THE MATRIX! While great or even experimental games like Beyond good and evil and Prince of Persia collect dust on the shelves.
So in the end we reap what we sow right? meaning we get more crap games shoved down our throats as all the Sony Brainwashed minions purchase more PS2's to replace the one that they bought only 6 months ago since theres "broke again".
That then leads us to SONY the 2-D hatin company that thinks its $hit dont stink. Xbox and Gamecube owners get just a little more 2-D goodness thanks to Sony's new policies but in the end that same policy is killing any true experimentation that has always kept this hobby an interesting one.
Does anyone think that Viewtiful Joe would be released on the PS2 if it wasnt already a hit on Gamecube?
My message to all here that actually think of videogames as more than a passing phase or a drunken night playing Madden at their buddies house is this: we do have the power to change things for the better, to reclaim our hobby from the uncleansed masses that follow Sony with blind faith.
To buy the great and experimental games and let the crap copy cat games like True crime be the ones to set and collect dust on the shelves.
LATER GAMERS!!!