Video games have come a long way since they started as a few pixels on the screen accompanied by bleeps and bloops. The way we play games, and even what we play them with has changed drastically in the more than thirty years that video games have become a part of our everyday lives. It is a business that has outstripped even movies in yearly sales. The video game industry has gone from a series of technical gadgets to toys to a lifelong hobby for many. It is an ever-growing, ever-changing medium, and starting next year, the gaming landscape will look much different.

How Video Games Are Already Changing

A few years ago, most video games were played on a console like the PS2, Gamecube, and X-Box with a wired controller and an average of 10 buttons, a control pad, and two control sticks. The market was flooded and dominated by first-person shooters, and online play was reserved mostly for shooting and racing games.