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Post by John Titor on Aug 23, 2021 9:00:39 GMT 10
2006 in Video Games - Dark & Digital Dimension
By 2006 the 6th generation was showing it's age, the xbox 360 had been out for a few months adding to this. We were all set for the hype
of the Playstation 3 and Wii systems, kicking off the 7th generation fully. I would be lying to say hype levels weren't at 10000% 2006
is a unique video game year in which it feels "classic" and then "modern" as the year finishes out. 2006 is when games wanted to go
for a more realistic look. Hues of browns,beiges and even greys dominated newer titles at the time.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Post by John Titor on Aug 23, 2021 13:44:34 GMT 10
No wonder most of 2006 is regarded as classic and mid 2000s, while the late part is regarded as modern or futuristic late 2000s. 2006 definitely paved the way for online gaming. Late 2006 seems semi-modern compared to most of 2006 and back. 100% I got xbox live in 2006 actually and I noticed online gaming was WAY more popular than it had been in 2004 and even 2005
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Post by John Titor on Aug 24, 2021 2:10:48 GMT 10
100% I got xbox live in 2006 actually and I noticed online gaming was WAY more popular than it had been in 2004 and even 2005 I guess late 2006 could be the first time when living room culture began to decline in favor of online gaming. No more going to friend's houses to play video games together as much anymore. I think PS3 also supported backwards compatibility, unlike the PS2, so people could relive the 1990s PS1 games if they wanted to on the PS3. I assume 2006 or 2007 is when games started becoming more about first-person shooting. 2006 was great for Game Cube and Nintendo DS which is all I ever played in that year. yeah 2006 is when FPS really began to take over, you had some of it in the mid 2000s with HALO 2 and Socom but it was not until 2006 where it was clear where things were headed.
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Post by astropoug on Aug 24, 2021 7:19:55 GMT 10
100% I got xbox live in 2006 actually and I noticed online gaming was WAY more popular than it had been in 2004 and even 2005 I guess late 2006 could be the first time when living room culture began to decline in favor of online gaming. No more going to friend's houses to play video games together as much anymore. I think PS3 also supported backwards compatibility, unlike the PS2, so people could relive the 1990s PS1 games if they wanted to on the PS3. I assume 2006 or 2007 is when games started becoming more about first-person shooting. 2006 was great for Game Cube and Nintendo DS which is all I ever played in that year. The Wii did help living room culture persist for a few more years, but Xbox/PlayStation gamers were moving toward online gaming.
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Post by John Titor on Aug 24, 2021 8:44:17 GMT 10
I guess late 2006 could be the first time when living room culture began to decline in favor of online gaming. No more going to friend's houses to play video games together as much anymore. I think PS3 also supported backwards compatibility, unlike the PS2, so people could relive the 1990s PS1 games if they wanted to on the PS3. I assume 2006 or 2007 is when games started becoming more about first-person shooting. 2006 was great for Game Cube and Nintendo DS which is all I ever played in that year. The Wii did help living room culture persist for a few more years, but Xbox/PlayStation gamers were moving toward online gaming. Always hated the wii, the graphics were the same as Gamecube and offered nothing new other than motion control (which the novelty wore off quick)
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