Crash (Off-Topic)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Saturday, January 07, 2017, 16:25 (2663 days ago) @ Schooly D

E.T.: The Movie: The Game is often cited as being the "trigger" that set off the video game industry crash of 1983.

If a similar crash were to happen in this generation of gaming in a similar way (i.e. triggered by a disastrous game release), which company and/or franchise do you think is most likely to be involved?

It wasn't just ET. It was a flood of absolutely shitty games that eroded consumer confidence in video games as a whole. ET and Pacman for the Atari were just the biggest, most well known examples.

I am starting to think such a crash isn't possible anymore. If it were, mobile games would have crashed by now, since 99% of them are shitty.

If it happens, it will be more related to skyrocketing development costs causing single failures to tank studios, creating a cascading effect.

Also fun fact: The Henry Ford Museum has an ET cart on display that was dug up from the landfill.