The Sports Game

In recent years, the video game industry has become one of the biggest consumer product industries all over the world. In the U.S. all types of games are played by a wide range of demographics. In the final three months of 2006 alone, Microsoft's XBox 360 division pulled in nearly 3 billion dollars. Microsoft also made over 12 billion in 2006. That is just one of the hundreds of companies in the video game industry that are racking in the dough.


Now as the gaming culture grows so do the complaints of the millions upon millions of gamers. We don't just beg the industry that feeds us to provide us with good quality games, we expect more than that. We want the industry to start treating us with a little more respect. Instead of simply making a game that clearly belongs in the garbage just to increase the profits of the company, set out to make a game that a seasoned gamer can actually have fun with. We also ask that we not be charged for every download or patch that is created for a game. But one great complaint I have and many others share is that the gaming industry, especially the sports game industry has been giving gamers the proverbial shaft for years.


Every year a new version of every major sports game is made and put out on the market. Every time you buy a new game like Madden 2008, it seems like the folks at EA Sports (they sell the game) come out with a new version like this years installment Madden 2009. Really, the only thing that was added to the game was some slightly better graphics, a few new game modes, and a new roster, the basic game play stayed the same. For a gamer to spend sixty dollars every year for a game that is just given a new coat of paint every year is a little ridiculous. This is especially hard in the current economic crisis that the U.S. is going through. However, many reports are suggesting that the video game industry might actually prosper during the economic hardships.