List of Things Wrong with Gaming

(Note: You likely won't agree with all of these, and they are problematic (in my opinion) to varying degrees. Some are less serious than others).

 

1) Digital distribution (especially the pricing.....*glares at Xbox Live Games on Demand*)

 

2) Re-releases of a game 6 months to a year later with added features and for less money

 

3) Paid DLC (especially day one or unlock keys)

 

4) The death of cheats

 

5) The death of splitscreen gaming

 

6) Focus on MP (to the detriment of SP, MP itself isn't a problem, although I much prefer a good campaign)

 

7) Short SP campaigns (damn you MP!!)

 

8) Games being released with obvious bugs intact (to be patched later......if you have online connectivity)

 

9) Franchise milking(Activision, anyone?)

 

10) Announce date announcements (don't forget the countdowns to the announcements of announce dates)

 

11) Ads before trailers......which are freaking ads! (I understand why, but still)

 

12) Developers acting like they're doing us a favour when they release an ad....sorry, demo

 

13) Pre-order bonuses (especially different ones for different stores)

So, what do you think?

 

Agree/disagree? I know a few of these are going to draw some contention, so let me have it!