Ah, video games: one of the entertainment mediums that never goes out of fashion! What are the trends that always go? Let’s find out together in this dedicated article
There are current trends and those that never go out of fashion in the video game category, which has been in mass use for a relatively short time, over 50 years, enough to move from electronic to digital technology, up to 3D and virtual reality.
One of the most interesting aspects concerns how the future allows us to approach and deepen the past through the most innovative technological developments, let’s take an example.
Arcade video games from the period 1970 – 2000 had almost completely fallen into disuse in the first decade of the third millennium, but in the last 5 years they have returned to the fore, becoming an evergreen trend.
But how is it possible to have enough space for an arcade cabinet at home? No need, there are emulators and retrogaming compilations. Here are the evergreen trends in video games that never go out of fashion.
Retrogaming between arcades and emulators
This is certainly a novelty that in recent years has been helping younger people to discover video games from the past and older users to rediscover the video games that accompanied their childhood and adolescence.
The online emulators and retrogaming media contain all the arcade games that have written the history of gaming: Pac Man, Space Invaders, Tetris, Super Mario Bros, Street Fighter, Final Fantasy, Tekken, Mortal Kombat, Fifa, Pro Evolution Soccer, Winning Eleven and many other games. Arcades are now an evergreen trend defined as a world heritage of gameplay.
Online slots with thematic graphics
Playing online slots in Italian casinos on sites like Betfair and other platforms has become a must, an evergreen trend for over 10 years.
The reason is very simple, the new slots not only offer a vast range of graphic storytelling inspired by any theme (history, archaeology, music, sport, film and so on) but an important slice of the market is made up of online slots which the graphics are inspired by Arcade video games.
Multiplayer and sandbox to play together
Just give a practical example to understand how open world multiplayer and sandbox games are always on the crest of the wave: Mindcraft was the best-selling sandbox video game ever until 2023 with over 300 million sales.
This type of game allows you to develop your imagination to the maximum and play on the construction of real digital worlds, a succulent appetizer of virtual reality and the Metaverse but without the improved graphics.
Blackjack e poker in diretta live streaming
The ability to play online blackjack, poker and roulette in live streaming has catapulted users directly into the most famous casinos in the world, without the need to physically travel.
The live streaming of online casino games has contributed to launching this category at the top of the evergreen trends in the last 10 years, acquiring more and more consensus in the gaming universe.
Virtual reality and the future of video games
Here we are at the futuristic portal which already represents a trend with the Metaverse and all the games that use virtual reality. The debate is now open on the best viewers, between Apple which offers a product for 3500 dollars and the usual Zuckerberg who wants to bring VR viewers to every home in the world with an affordable price for everyone: 199 dollars.
The challenge continues even among professionals who evaluate the weight and comfort of VR viewers, which represent the new 360° portal for the future of video games.
Continue to follow us here on techgameworld.com!