Looking back at the huge catalogue of racing games that came out in
the 7th generation of console gaming, I would say that Codemasters & rsquo; original GRID was certainly up there as one of my favourit...
So far
the 7th generation of the console gaming sector has gotten off to an interesting start.
Not exact matches
The combination
of its great power exceeding
7th Generation consoles alongside the possibly innovative GamePad leads to newer gaming experiences.
It is the
7th mainline game and the first one to release on the current
generation of consoles.
During the
7th console generation, Jordan faced a crippling blow with the release
of Aliens: Colonial Marines that scarred him for life.
Consoles of the
7th generation can handle better graphics than this!
Thirdly the
7th generation was longer due to the rise
of online gaming and services such as Netflix, all three
consoles were marketed as entertainment systems and the aim was to sell to non gaming families as well but it would take a while for the cost
of the
consoles to come down to somewhere more affordable for this market.
The
console video games industry is in its final year
of transition as
7th generation consoles are set to be taken off the market soon.
The
7th generation console install base grew 44 % over 6th gen to 111 million units in the USA which was somewhat
of a surprise as the previous
console generation had already grown by more than 50 %.
Consoles such as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 still hold on to their premium price points at this late point in their lifecycle and therefore there is little incentive to purchase a
7th generation console at this point whereas 8th
generation handhelds such as the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita are seeing the majority
of their audience move to mobile gaming.
The decline was primarily driven by lower sales
of 7th generation consoles and 8th
generation portable devices.
The Japanese video game industry took a massive hit in quality during the
7th generation, and it seemed like many
of the top Japanese game developers / publishers were lost and confused with the newer
consoles.
Indeed, it's a testament to the longevity
of that
generation, both gaming
consoles, and the many successful games it produced that we're still stuck calling the 8th
generation «next - gen» — because the
7th generation hasn't entirely let go.
That was until the release
of the
7th generation consoles and we got many uninspiring dull shooters and the genre was reinvented in many ways with the likes
of Half - Life 2.
During the
7th console generation, Jordan faced a crippling blow with the release
of Aliens: Colonial Marines that scarred him for life.
During the
7th console generation, Jordan faced a crippling blow with the release
of Aliens: Colonial Marines that scarred him for life.