Console Favoritism

Am I the only one that thinks games have become extremely too pricey to keep up with? I understand why games are so expensive, but the consoles have gotten out of hand. Gamers used to be able to enjoy every game no matter what age group it was geared towards. Nowadays, it appears as if certain companies have adopted large portions of particular age groups, with the Wii being family based and the PS3/Xbox 360 having most of the teen/adult games. As someone who enjoys games from all over the board, I find it increasingly difficult to enjoy some of the creativity that developers are trying to put out there. Too many gamers have given in to this and have become separated by arguments that a certain console is better than another.

Console favoritism/fanboyism only makes things worse for the consumer/gamer. Having gamers who take sides for a console corporation or company only makes it more difficult for game companies and the actual creative minds to distribute their work to as many people as possible.

When someone wants to play a game on a system that they don't own, they either have to fork over an unreasonable amount of cash for a new console, or not be allowed to appreciate the developer's hard work.

It's nice to have some competition to give a consumer options, but in some cases it goes too far. I would submit that most of the console companies are more interested in making money during this generation of gaming instead of creating innovative and intriguing games for their fans to enjoy.

Hopefully, true gaming enthusiasts will restore the creativity that gave birth to video games. Until then, we'll just have to spread the word on how much more important creative minds are to this community than greediness.