I took my son to the arcade last night. Arcade gaming is objectively worse than it was 30 years ago. The graphics are worse, the controllers are worse, the gameplay is worse.
Streetfighter II, Tekken, Daytona, Sega Rally, Time Crisis, Point Blank, etc. That was the pinnacle of arcade games.
How the hell did personal gaming get so much better while arcade gaming goes backwards?
Because it's more affordable (at least in the long run), plus all those games have been ported... also we have "free" games now, 30 years ago was the "beginning" of video gaming, not the big industry it's now. Throw internet into the mix...
I guess what I'm trying to say is things have changed a LOT.
@7afab20d because the PC is the superior platform and consoles.took over from big expensive arcade machines
Arcade would probably cost you at least a quarter million to set up and assuming you're keeping pace you're probably dropping that again every five years.
How many people were there putting money into the machines? Would you invest in one?
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