John Romero Talks Shop

Or so thinks Quake designer John Romero, according to an interview recently conducted by Adrenaline Vault. His new company and their “first of its kind” PC MMORPG are still in development, but interviewers were able to get more general thoughts about the state and future of the industry from this seasoned veteran.
Romero feels that MMOs, mobile and PC episodic games are starting to step up to the fore as the new boss on the block. Among his other statements, the Slipgate Ironworks founder also had the following to say:

• “Next-gen console is big but its future isn’t too bright with the emergence of cheap PC multi-core processors and the big change the PC industry will go through during the next 5 years to accommodate the new multi-core-centric hardware designs.”

• there are still “too many bad clones of great games”

• the casual games explosion is “due for a settling down”

• mobile gaming will become “one of the biggest segments in the gaming industry”

• venture capital funding gives more opportunity to retail fully functional, compelling games

Apparently his comments were taken as inflammatory by some, and Romero responded on his personal blog here.