For our initial task, we have been asked to explore a major change in video game industry, from the last twenty years. This could be a number of things; maybe a technological innovation, or a breakthrough new genre fore example.
After researching the main technological advances in the past two decades, I must say that the most influential, and drastic change in the industry was the internet. When game developer's started to make use of the internet, this had a huge impact. Indeed, I believe it can be said that the internet has since had a high impact in all strata's of Human society. To name but a few things the internet has changed since it's induction; one is online gaming between players all over the world, or downloadable games and 'add-on' content, or DLC. Another would be software patches, which address bugs or glitches remaining in a game after it is shipped. Social networking has also become present in video gaming. People can now not only play games together using the internet, but can communicate directly. Players can add friends, monitor their activity, and can start live voice chats.
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| The Playstation Network allows players to communicate and compare scores with each other. |
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| LittleBigPlanet has many items for players to purchase and download separately. |
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