A bad economy will do that. I for one, have not purchased any new games in OVER a month. as a matter of fact, i am replaying some of my favs and since i collect, have brought out some older systems like the saturn and NES and am replaying some classics, I am actually having fun again! I would like to buy the new PSP 3000, but i can wait.

I am all for "quiet gaming." Reading Poole just makes me want a PS3 that much more , I totally agree with this article and the wooden dummy analogy, very well said. But, man i want to get a PS3 for games like flow, flower, echochrome, and even africa. oh, and i almost forgot little big planet. I too want more engagement and challenge in my games, i don't want to shoot anyone, i want to be in front of a Reinhardt painting too while playing my game. great article!

I once read that a greek playright said that there are some people that must watch a play from begining to end. these people can not leave in the middle of it. Many gamers are the same. It is a kind of compulsion to feel you MUST FINISH the game. Well, I am kinda like that. The way i remedy it is by playing long epic games in bite sized portions. I get to one or two check points, make sure my progress is saved, and turn off the console. I can spend months playing one game, and i'm okay with that. I think people in the industry have no way to do that. metal gear and GTA were made to be lived with for a while. not finished in a couple days. N'gai may be getting more casual in his approach to gaming, and thats fine.