Quote Originally Posted by Daniolaut View Post
A big problem with society these days is this mindset of you get to control people with your money, and thats frankly not correct. Especially in regards to the video gaming community. Which is actually why games are getting worse cause a lot of companies are trying to conform to the players and in reality the players dont actually know what they want, so you get messy sloppy games.
Actually, the issue with games getting worse is because companies are trying to conform to the shareholders.

It used to be that people made games so that people would have fun games to play. Thus, they earned money because people will pay money for good games.

But somewhere along the way, shareholders and marketing teams took over and now it's just people making games to maximize profit margins, to hell with games actually being good and made with the players enjoyment in mind.

Which, if you're aware of the current situation with some prominent companies, is backfiring hard for them as people are no longer buying their garbage they're crapping out in an attempt to milk people for all they're worth.

As such, it's FORCING these companies to try and think about how retail works. You only survive when your customers are happy. If your customers are not happy, they don't give you their money because they no longer want your product. This is basic economics. Whether you're providing a service, or selling a product, your entire existence hinges on people wanting to pay you for what you provide.

You bring up artists, but they're in a different situation. Many artists do what they do because that's what they like doing. Earning money is just a side effect that allows them to keep focusing on producing their art. If they didn't earn money, they'd have to make their art only part time (Which many people do).

Business, such as those in the video game industry, have to earn money. Due to the high development costs because of many different jobs involved (Story writers, voice actors, translators, world development, character development, music composers, art and design etc). Thus, it's necessary for them to ensure they're doing what people want.

If you want to see what happens when a video game company stops listening to their customers, go check out Blizzard. Though, I'd be quick if I were you, since they might not last that much longer...