The Blackangel Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I know for a while that gaming will still be a multi billion dollar industry for years to come. But a curiosity came to mind for me. How long will gaming last? 100 years from now the "ancient relics" of gaming could be a major antiquity market. Look at the Atari 2600 and NES. They're already nothing but collectibles to the majority. Yes there are some who still play them. Myself being one. But I won't be here in 100 years. I was born in 1982. I wont see the age of 118. I'm 40 now, and with all the medical issues I have to deal with, I doubt I'll make it to 60. The type of MD I have is actually terminal. I'm sure a lot of you have watched Futurama at some point. @Rain Dew and I love the show. But in that time video games were full on VR. There were no actual consoles. So I'm wondering what the life span will be for gaming. Gaming (as we know it) began in 1977 with the Atari 2600. Yes there were games before then, but I'm not counting them for this discussion. That's 45 years of gamers, and includes a crash in 1983. So games have survived a lot. But how long can they keep that up? I'm sure at some point, gaming will become obsolete. Just when is my curiosity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akun Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) I just haven't seen any real signs that gaming would fade out at this time. Even with the advent of VRs, non-VR gaming is still relevant and has a big market. Consoles are still selling well despite the PS5's struggle with exclusive games. The PC hasn't really changed much from the 2000s aside from better graphics (longer than that if you count MS DOS as a "PC"), and I have a feeling it's going to be the longest survivor if gaming does become dated in the future, especially with how much we use the PC for a variety of activities besides gaming. I do see VRs as the big thing in the future though, but as much hype as I'm hearing about it, I'm just personally unimpressed by the tech. It feels like one of those technology where it feels like sci-fi, but still feels pretty grounded and contemporary in the same way cars still feel grounded and contemporary (unlike the flying cars of sci-fi films). Until I see something truly groundbreaking and revolutionary like holodecks (where I can literally smell the flowers and touch the grass in a game), I just don't feel the "technological change" in the industry yet from my gaming experience in the 2000s/2010s. As for whether gaming itself will become irrelevant regardless of the VRs' existence... unlikely. People will always need a hobby and something to kill time, going as far back as the cave-drawings of the Stone Age. We've just become more advanced in our leisure time beyond painting in caves. I haven't really seen the next big thing in leisure yet, unless you want to count the problematic Metaverse, so I think gaming will still be around for at least... optimistically speaking, the next 50 years. 100 years is a more challenging gauge to measure though. I'll grant you that, at the very least, over the last two decades, how we live as a society has changed a lot, so who knows with the following century. And in the past century, technology has definitely improved exponentially. To quote a deleted scene from the movie, Prometheus, "20th Century: the automobile, television, nuclear weapons, spacecrafts, Internet. 21st Century: biotech, nanotech, fusion and fission and M-theory - and that was just the first decade." So yeah, technology has advanced on a far more incremental pace than ever, so who knows with the next century? But I still stand by my stance that gaming inherently wouldn't really go out of style, nor will people's need for leisure disappear. Perhaps we might see a new form of gaming in the future. Well, I wouldn't see because I'd be dead. Our children would, but I wouldn't know. lol Edited October 14, 2022 by Akun Justin11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I would say that it'd be so immersive you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between reality and illusion. As in, the human mind could be accessed in such a way that you could actually sense everything just like you would normally. Except, it'd be a machine manipulating signals in your brain rather than tangible matter outside of your body. I guess like the Matrix. But I don't think it will take 10 thousand years to achieve this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 So is this the future of gaming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akun Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, The Blackangel said: So is this the future of gaming? Shame I couldn't see that video because of country restrictions. Gotta hate that. Edit: Never mind. A VPN helped out with the restrictions. The episode seems pretty relevant because laser-tag is already a thing, so this might not be impossible in the next 30 years. I probably wouldn't be interested though and will still be playing PC simulation games. Speaking of Futurama though, I've finished the first four seasons recently and can't wait to start watching the movies. Edited October 15, 2022 by Akun Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon_skeith Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 I think video games are a part of our culture/society just like books and other entertainment is, so long as there is humans there will be video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajibusu Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 A lot is still happening in the gaming industry and the gen Z are adapting to the new games that are being released on a daily basis. Just look at how massive Elden Ring release is this year and you will understand the point that I am trying to make. New games will always come out that will make new gamers feel hooked to gaming as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Videogames will still be around but it'll likely be far more interactive in the future with VR/AR headsets and lots of haptic feedback sensors for immersion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syntax Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Yes - video games will be around, although they might be blurred between lines such as being a full VR experience (think, Player Ready One). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Technology is advancing at a really rapid rate and some of the things we have access to was available a thousand years ago , though video games might still be available but the form in which it is played might be different and the kind of technology available then might cause a change in what we know video games to be now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyng Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I expect they'll still be around in some form. I don't know whether they'll still be [i]called[/i] video games (I suppose it's possible that TV and movies will become more interactive, and eventually merge with games), but I'm pretty sure they'll still exist. killamch89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyPowers Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 I don't see full immersive VR completely doing away with gaming as we know it, because it won't do away with the desire to just kick back and relax on a couch and play a game. If VR ever gets all sci-fi to the point where it's like Star Trek, that is going to be a form of gaming that is active and appeals to a totally different human need (more like what drives people to play sports or go hiking). I think both will coexist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 12 hours ago, StaceyPowers said: I don't see full immersive VR completely doing away with gaming as we know it, because it won't do away with the desire to just kick back and relax on a couch and play a game. If VR ever gets all sci-fi to the point where it's like Star Trek, that is going to be a form of gaming that is active and appeals to a totally different human need (more like what drives people to play sports or go hiking). I think both will coexist. Interestingly, I have tried out VR and nothing beats the good old way of a having a controller at hand and sitting at whichever position you find comfortable to play a video game. It would be good to maintain what video games are maybe technology would advance but the way video games are known should be preserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/22/2022 at 12:56 PM, StaceyPowers said: I don't see full immersive VR completely doing away with gaming as we know it, because it won't do away with the desire to just kick back and relax on a couch and play a game. If VR ever gets all sci-fi to the point where it's like Star Trek, that is going to be a form of gaming that is active and appeals to a totally different human need (more like what drives people to play sports or go hiking). I think both will coexist. With what the tech companies have been pushing in recent years - it seems that VR will be a huge part of any digital world - gaming or otherwise so controllers probably won't be used as much anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 16 hours ago, killamch89 said: With what the tech companies have been pushing in recent years - it seems that VR will be a huge part of any digital world - gaming or otherwise so controllers probably won't be used as much anymore. I think there would be room to make a choice as to which kind of gaming experience you want, you could opt in for a complete VR experience or go for controllers and TV kind of games. Arcade games as we have them in casinos and game parks or wherever you find them have been existing for a long time and they are still preserved and individuals could still play them the way it has been when it was first Invented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
