Casual Games to Dominate Market
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PlayFirst boss John Welch believes casual gaming has the potential to turn the tables and force hardcore games into a niche.Oh wonder, how many goodly creatures are there here, how beautious mankind is, oh Brave New World that has such people in it!
"Casual games are really, really big. You can tell just by the size of the room we're in this year," said Welch at a GDC keynote (watched by Gamespot).
"The point here is we have the opportunity to elevate video games to become a first-tier form of entertainment, like TV. We will have succeeded when casual games goes away as a category, and hardcore games is the niche."
