Phil Harrison, one time boss of Sony Worldwide Studios, now steering Atari towards the light, believes that single player games' time is up:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/single-player-games-on-the-way-out-says-phil-harrison
I have to say that I just don't agree. Yes, people like multiplayer and online aspects, but that doesn't mean they don't also like single player experiences (indeed there is still a majority of next-gen console owners who aren't online).
I for one tend to enjoy single player games on a console much more than most multiplayer experiences, this is really why I bought a console in the first place. To me a console game is lounging on the sofa in front of the TV taking a game at my own pace. I find playing multiplayer games on my PC over the LAN at work much more exciting than facing some unknown on the internet.
I think there is plenty of future left in the single player market. Sure there may be online aspects, one in particular is episodic content.
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