Arcade Berg aka. "Learning Game Design with Arcade Berg"

2010 Predictions?

Hey, I'm busy playing the MAG Open Beta, so I'll just offer another of my reposts tonight from AboutGameDesign.com from the Topic:

Predictions for 2010

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I'm not a fan of Achievements for the 360 or Trophies for the PS3. And let me tell you, 2010 is going to be an annoying year for me...

I'm no expert in predicting the future, but I think 2010 is going to expand on the whole social media-thingy that's so hot nowadays. Right now you can have your PS3 post your new Trophies on Facebook and I recon all the big three and Steam will deliver even more such features. I have no doubt in my mind that soon I'll be bombarded on Facebook, Live Messenger, Twitter, blogs, etc. about each and every little thing that all my friends do, even though I don't really wanna know.

Web-integration into the console is a good thing if you ask me, but I don't want to use it for Facebook. I want to have my save-games online and stuff like that.

Something I also expect to happen, even though I have nothing to show for it except for a "gut feeling" is that all these music games will have it's last year of glory. But hey, I might be waaaay of base here. But I think 2010 is going to be the year when there's just going to be too much, so it finally crumbles.

One can't be sure, but I think we'll see a huge amount of great iPhone games this year too, but they'll be hard to find amongst all the crap that's also released.

And finally, Microsoft's Natal. Will it be all Microsoft says it will? I hope so, but I don't think so. I'm very sceptical as to how well the technology actually works and I haven't had the chance to try it out myself. If it's actually as accurate as claimed, so it can detect movements on my wrists and fingers then it just might be the best thing since Surround-Sound, but if not, I find it hard to be "all that". But I'd love to do "iPhone-manouvers" in the air and navigate on the TV. I don't however, want to swing my arms around simply to browse some pictures.

Oh, and one last thing. 2010 is going to have a GREAT first half with a bunch of GREAT games!

Now, let's see if I'm all wrong on all points.