Extra Credits is trying a new feature where it introduces viewers to burgeoning video game markets. The first one tackled is Brazil and while I see the country’s potential, this particular presentation doesn’t do the best job of selling Brazil as a great new game market. Sure you can still buy a Sega Genesis/Mega Drive—brand new—and who doesn’t want that? But video game piracy seems to still be pretty rampant there. It also looks like one of those territories that isn’t the least bit interested in fixing things from a consumer, governmental and industry standpoint.
Tag: PS4
Generation why
With buzz building around "inevitable" new console announcements, I started thinking about it and came to a realization: For the first time in over thirty years of playing games, I'm honestly not excited about or even looking forward to the next generation of hardware.