Wada: Too Much Diversification Will Confuse Game Consumers

Article Brief:

Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada sees a 'Cambrian explosion' of diversity in games and, fearing consumer confusion, he used his MIGS keynote tell developers that game "need to be consolidated into several formats."

Full Article: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26099/Wada_Too_Much_Diversification_Will_Confuse_Game_Consumers.php

My Feedback:

I have always felt like there needs to be a standard for video games like movies and books. Imagine the future of video game shopping resembling a bookstore with everything categorized by genre. Also it would be great for games to list length of time it would take to play the game. I sometimes don't start or buy a game because I don't think I will have time to finish it. I agree with Wada that episodic gaming, if done correctly, could be a fantastic approach to combat consumers time-sink woes.