What is the future of the gaming industry?

Some would ask if it even HAS a future, but then look how derivative cookie cutter crap has worked for Hollywood.

Where does the industry go from here? Sequels and licenses rule the roost. The Hollywood mentality. There is no innovation. Profits rule. The article mentions the innovation of the mod community. Problem there is you can only build on a foundation that already exists.

A thought provoking piece. (The accompanying picture here is from, perhaps, the king of sequels, Final Fantasy XII.
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