Disruptors are found in every industry, and each disruptor can change consumer perspectives about that given sector. Moreover, some disruptors are innovators that can cause a paradigm shift among various companies in the industry. The gaming industry is no stranger to disruptors. It is one of the most volatile industries out there, and for a good reason: it is an industry that improves almost every year.
Innovation is commonplace in the video game industry. Without innovations, the industry wouldn’t have reached the multi-billion dollar valuation it has right now. However, at its conception, these innovations can easily disrupt the industry and change the norm forever. Here are some disruptors that are perceived to change the gaming norm for years to come.
PC Building
Before, many gamers were happy to purchase pre-built computers from their local computer retail shop. Although this is still common nowadays, a growing audience desires to build and customize their gaming PCs.
PCs are versatile gaming consoles. Unlike the Xbox and Playstation consoles, gaming PCs can have a unique look that is highly customizable by the user. Furthermore, their performance can also be quickly improved through a couple of tweaks and hardware customizations. More and more gamers are becoming knowledgeable about PC specs, thanks to a growing amount of gaming influencers who discuss it daily.
This growing knowledge pushes many gamers to ask from their gaming rigs. This change in the gamer perspective is making gaming PC building websites more famous than before. These websites give gamers what they want from their dream PC. Additionally, these websites have been known to sell parts a lot cheaper than retail stores. They are also known to have better stocks than their physical counterparts.
Experts believe that there will come a day when custom gaming PCs will dominate the market instead of pre-built ones. As more websites and PC parts become more available to consumers, the faster we can head towards this future.
VR Tech
VR has always been a hit or miss in the gaming industry, having its own set of failed releases. However, there are real gems that have been made using this tech. Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx and Beat Games’ Beat Saber are among them. But with a growing amount of investments, this disruptor in the industry might just become the norm in the coming future.
VR tech is receiving billions of dollars in investments from various sectors. Still, no other industry can surpass the expected $17 billion investment that the gaming industry will give it by 2024. Alongside the supposed backing of Mark Zuckerberg’s “Meta,” it seems that nothing can stop this disruptor from changing the way we perceive gaming for years to come.
The Metaverse
With billions of dollars of investments going to VR and AR tech, and not just from Zuckerberg’s group of companies, it seems that the Metaverse is coming to us faster than we thought. Essentially, the Metaverse is considered a virtual world where anyone can be whomever they want to be. It’s much like if the internet becomes real life.
It’s quite a scary thought for some, but it already exists in the gaming industry. Games like Roblox and Minecraft are already creating an augmented reality for all sorts of gamers. Even MMORPGs like FFXIV are making online worlds a lot more interesting than real life. This is just the start, and once more investments go into the Metaverse, the more likely it can become a reality.
Ray Tracing
Ray tracing is considered one of the best graphical features of the last decade. It creates a real-life simulation of lighting, creating dynamic shadows and lighting in video games. Graphical fidelities are essential to every gamer, and it seems that ray tracing is the tech to look out for in the coming future.
Gamers are demanding that more developers include ray tracing in their video games. It creates a more immersive experience for those who play games and an almost real-life experience for everyone else. Expect to see more of this tech in upcoming video game releases.
Console Upgrades
As more graphical features are introduced to the industry, the more inevitable console upgrades become. We’ve all tried the newly released PS5 and Xbox Series X, and although they are a performance and graphical step up from their predecessors, they didn’t have the most mind-blowing visuals ever.
This is why console upgrades are becoming more part of the norm now. Before, better versions of the same consoles were considered to be mere disruptors in the video game industry. They were considered to be the luxurious counterparts of the otherwise mediocre consoles. However, this disruptor is become accepted by consumers. It would only be a matter of time before next-gen consoles have their upgrades on sale in the market.
The video gaming industry’s disruptors will eventually affect the way we live our lives in the future. If VR and AR tech get more investments, it might only be a matter of time before the disruptor becomes the norm in the future.