Hollywood veteran Steven Spielberg expects to see the traditional home console die out, whilst virtual reality and 3D video games will make an emphatic comeback.In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, Spielberg boldly stated that he forecasts the conventional video game systems to go "the way of the Dodo bird," as well as declaring his preference for PC gaming.
"Now we're all playing at home and someday we'll be playing directly on our TV sets, bypassing all of the platforms," he said. "In the short term I would love to start seeing 3D games developed where with a good pair of glasses we get a real three-dimensional experience in front of an appropriate monitor that is designed just for 3D."
The director of Schindler's List and Jurassic Park has recently dabbled in video game production, with his Wii puzzle game Boom Blox being a surprise success both commercially and critically.
Spielberg's vision may seem like a lifetime away, but following the recent OnLive announcement it may become a reality sooner than we think.
I don't see VR returning in any form of technology that exists yet. Maybe when you can get that jack installed in your skull...
+1
The real problem with it was the CGI. It was another movie ruined by gratuitous CGI. You liked the old movies because they looked and felt "real." Maybe Spielberg should stop making his movies look like video games. Or was this again the fault of George "The kids love Jar-Jar" Lucas? Yes, I detect the shadow of Lucas over all this. At some point I know it was said "... sure, they'll never tell the difference between Harrison and the CGI Indy."
Ridley Scott is like one of the last blockbuster directors not to sell out for CGI. He still seems to remember how to do epic without relying on gratuitous SFX and goofy CGI stunt work and phony-looking characters.
The real problem with it was the CGI. It was another movie ruined by gratuitous CGI. You liked the old movies because they looked and felt "real." Maybe Spielberg should stop making his movies look like video games. Or was this again the fault of George "The kids love Jar-Jar" Lucas? Yes, I detect the shadow of Lucas over all this. At some point I know it was said "... sure, they'll never tell the difference between Harrison and the CGI Indy."
Ridley Scott is like one of the last blockbuster directors not to sell out for CGI. He still seems to remember how to do epic without relying on gratuitous SFX and goofy CGI stunt work and phony-looking characters.
Lol...
But seriously, you are correct. I don't understand why they sell out to cheap CGI. Its just a cheap "wow" factor. Its not something that makes an epic.
Otherwise, it's pointless as getting birth control advice from Octomom.
We still very far from "Caprica" virtual reality , and the old 3d VR already went the dodo bird way a long long time ago
Same here
Not everyone can afford a killer rig ever two years, the console takes the guess work out of playing the latest games.
I give him props for thinking PC games rule though.
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Director: Munich. Catch Me if You Can. The Terminal. War of the Worlds.
Producer: Too many to list.
Whatever your own opinion on the individual films, he makes films that a lot of people enjoy.
Exactly. It's like predicting that cars will become more efficient or computers will get faster then calling yourself a sage.
lol.. i'm from Mauritius.. an island in the indian ocean where dodo used to live. Yeah it's believed it was the dutch as well as the rats which were reponsible..!
Hollywood is getting into gaming but forget that a movie is pretty easy to make since you expect people to sit down and watch what you decide to do, but a game people will decide what they wanna do, and it better have no bugs and excell in every way, and carry a big marketing budget or it won't sell.
If he was thinking that just adding his name at the top was going to make the game sell millions he obviously doesn't know gaming.
Just because his licensed games suck as usual, he makes a semi-prophetic statement and all his fanboys and devotees worship his opinion like mindless drones?
No thx.
--with MUCH better compatibility with your home network.
Oh, also, if the market changes, it's not really going to be your decision. Unless you're going to quit gaming entirely in protest.
I got Singstar, just for parties. Wii, same thing. But I'm not really going to play either of those by myself, and I don't think I will play a 3D virtual game either, only as a group.
HDTV itself is still slow to find its way into homes. The numbers are growing, yes, and significantly, yes, but it's been on the market for quite a few years now and has a whole lot more going for it (blu-ray, gaming, HD cable, computer display...) than a 3D display would. I mean, unless it got the backing of a company like Apple that would make it more of a religious movement.
this sounds like he speak about OTOY, Gaikai, OnLive and Slingbox ...
imho, onlive doesnt really count as pc gaming... sure the gamepad you are holding and the monitor you are looking at are both connected to a computer, but the game itself isnt on the computer...
http://vimeo.com/4177769
Where've you been, Steven, (aside from making millions of dollars in a completely separate industry)?!
First Dave Perry declares the death of single player gaming, and now Steven Spielberg declares the death of the console.
Newsflash: The console already died once. And it was killed by these two cartridges -- you may have heard of them -- Raiders of the Lost Ark and E.T.
A couple of years ago, this wouldv';e been true, but, now...well, they'll always compete and be on level grounding.
PC will always dominate for graphic whores like myself and consoles will always win for people who don't want to **** about or have no interest in hardware.
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