Comments on: 2007 was multiplayer gaming’s year: End of the single-payer era? http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/02/2007-was-multiplayer-gamings-year-end-of-the-single-payer-era/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:24:56 -0500 hourly 1 By: Rob the Drummer http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/02/2007-was-multiplayer-gamings-year-end-of-the-single-payer-era/comment-page-1/#comment-583913 Rob the Drummer Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:28:16 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/02/2007-was-multiplayer-gamings-year-end-of-the-single-payer-era/#comment-583913 Uh, Typo in the headline. That's like 2 today. MMPORPG was lame. It wasn't really multiplayer. It was like calling all the millions of folks masturbating at 1200AM GMT around the world a massive orgy. Nope -- It is still a party of one. But I am glad to see the single player games go away. Multiplayer games are more fun. Come on, the vid game revolution started by PONG was 2 player. Party Games are where it is at and it is a demographic previously alienated by the console industry. I would never have previously recommended turning on the console at a party. Now, 2 drinks into the party, the projector goes on, wireless guitars or the microphones come out. It's SingStar and Guitar Hero til someone passes out. Even pubs have caught onto it. Uh, Typo in the headline. That’s like 2 today.

MMPORPG was lame. It wasn’t really multiplayer. It was like calling all the millions of folks masturbating at 1200AM GMT around the world a massive orgy. Nope — It is still a party of one.

But I am glad to see the single player games go away. Multiplayer games are more fun. Come on, the vid game revolution started by PONG was 2 player. Party Games are where it is at and it is a demographic previously alienated by the console industry. I would never have previously recommended turning on the console at a party. Now, 2 drinks into the party, the projector goes on, wireless guitars or the microphones come out. It’s SingStar and Guitar Hero til someone passes out.

Even pubs have caught onto it.

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