Well it feels like 2010 officially started today. The last time the decade switched over in 2000 we had the Y2K fears, Ultima Online and Everquest were running the MMO market, and games like Diablo 2 and DAOC were on the radar for fantasy fans.
Geez that was ten years ago. But really how much has changed? It is now 2010 and we're excited about Star Wars: The Old Republic. We have Diablo 3 to look forward too. And the game indsutry overall has expanded and busted out like the rest of the economy over the past decade.
So what will 2010-2020 bring for us? Well perhaps the Wii interactive technology will be taken to the next level and gamers will soon have their own "playspaces" to walk into virtual worlds and fight it out.
Or maybe we will see a new MMO emerge to take over and gain millions of players. Or will there be a throw back to the old school style of games with good solid MMOs that have about 500k players and fit in niche markets?
Overall the decade that has passed us by had its ups and downs. More downs I would say in the end with some pretty rough years.
Still there is hope for the gaming future. As more younger players get involved in MMOs early there is some real potential in the market for more games that are in depth and fun. Perhaps this wave of social network games will pass us by just as the hardcore wave did in decade before and we will find ourselves building games towards are more hard core beginnings?
Overall I look forward to the coming decade with great excitement. Advancements in technology only mean better game play. How can we go wrong with that?
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