Threads from 5, 10, and 100 years in the future.

[sn00zer]

Look into your crystal ball comprised entirely of wild extrapolations of current trends and let's come up with some potential threads in the near and far future. Rules are one thread for each time period.

5 years from now:
"New game appears to be a ripoff of popular Dreams creation and the original creators aren't involved"

10 years from now:
"Head to Head Analysis: $1000 computer loses to $10/month streaming service in every category"

100 years:
"Disc rot has destroyed most games prior to 2020 and most if not all of them have been transferred digitally. Do physical copies have any value?"

 

[Acorn]

100 years - hey remember when humanity had plentiful water

 

[SMD]

10 years - hey remember when humanity had plentiful water

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[Quinton]

5 years from now:
"Can we finally admit Mighty No. 9 was a masterpiece?"

10 years from now:
"Glad to see people finally recognize Breath of the Wild for the hot garbage it was. 2017 was simply a terrible year for video games."

100 years from now:
"Where the fuck is Final Fantasy VII Remake?"

 

[Menome]

100 Years From Now:

Final Fantasy, 7 Screenshots

 

[carlsojo]

10 years from now: Half-Life 3 announced as Epic exclusive

*runs away*

 

[Acorn]

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Haha was gonna do that.

 

[Deleted member 249]

"Nintendo is doomed"

 

[Deleted member 43084]

I already made thousands of gaming threads from the future.

 

[TheDanimal]

100 years-Why Days Gone was the beginning of the end for the Battle Royale genre

 

[RoninStrife]

5 years : PS5 Pro rumors, devs talk of 8K Checkerboarding possibilities!

10 years : PS6/NextBox rumors and Speculation thread! MY VIPER DONT WANT NONE!

100 years: CYBERPUNK the table top game! What we play now that civilization fights with sticks and stones!

 

[ghibli99]

5/10/100: "Isn't it about time the Pokemon formula changed?"

 

[Philippo]

5 years from now:
"Remembering Google Stadia"

10 years from now:
"Now that Kojima is directing MGSVI, everyone reactions to his firing during TPP was overblown"

100 years from now:
"User finally completes tour of the universe in No Man's Sky"

1000 years from now:
"Man, humans really liked open worlds, huh?"

 

[Shakerovic]

In 15 - 20 years: "EA closes CD Projekt Red and lays off entire employees"

 

[Lord Vatek]

5: "Why Waluigi is great for Smash."

10: "Why Waluig's spin-off is the best game ever."

100: "Humanity wonders where it went wrong as the Waluigi AI topples the world government."

 

[GMM]

100 years from now - "When will Grand Theft Auto 25 get ported to the Switch?"

 

[Shoichi]

5 years from now: "Do you go all streaming? Or do you still enjoy having local media"

10 years from now: "Pokemon has now surpassed 1000 Pokemon. When Will it End?"

100 years from now: "Can't Believe People used to use physical controllers with buttons"

 

[Sotonian]

100 years in the future: New dev diary of Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord shown off, still no word on a release date

 

[Jarrod38]

100 years half-life 3 still not out.

 

[Nilou]

5 years from now:
"I dont use deoderant and smell fine why do others say I smell?"

10 years from now:
"Anyone else not use toilet paper when they go to the bathroom?"

100 years:
"Do you brush your teeth? [Poll]"

 

[Dary]

Threads from 100 years in the future = actually Threads

 

[Igorth]

100 years: next-gen consoles must 60 fps

 

[Max|Payne]

5 years from now: "Do you still buy games with no microtransactions?"

10 years from now: "The Streaming Wars and how it defined the 2020's"

100 years from now: "Are you genetically allowed to play Chinese RPGs on the Brainwave 2X?"

1000 years from now: "When games were still made on Earth: History of Videogames Part I"

 

[AgentStrange]

"I can't believe President Sweeney made Coke exclusive to Wal-Mart"

 

[Ant_17]

100 years: Ancient ruins found with a Playstation 2.

 

[TheDinoman]

100 years from now: Why is Waluigi still not in Smash?

 

[Nintendo]

5 years:
"Who's still buying GTA V?"

10 years:
"Who's still buying GTA V?"

100 years:
"Who's still buying GTA VI"

 

[WestEgg]

5 years from now: Metroid Prime 4 is coming out next year, hype check?

10 years from now: Fortnite takes back marketshare from latest challenger.

100 years from now: But here's MY take on Xenoblade Chronicles 2...

 

[Hey Please]

5 years- Sony revises PS5 numbers as analysts prepare for a streaming only future via existing hardwares.

10 years- Streaming service has been down for the 4th time this year now. Was this the promised play anywhere anytime digital only future?

100 years- *emoji* *emoji* *emoji* likening *emoji* *emoji* holo-graphx ichiban. Da or No?

 

[Civilstrife]

100 years: Sure, VR connects directly to your brain stem and transports you instantly to a vast inter-connected metaverse, but is it really ready for prime time?

 

[Invisible Cities]

10 Years:

Which was worse? The last season of GoT or the last season of The Long Night?

 

[Okabe]

100 years: DMC6 to be at E3 ? This is the year I can feel it !

 

[Ocean Bones]

5 years: Elder Scrolls 6 screenshots!

10 years: Final Fantasy 7 remake screenshots!

100 years: half life, 3 screenshots!

 

[Plum]

5 years: I can't believe Trump is still in power.

10 years: Remember fixed term limits?"

100 years: Am I the only one who misses Trump?

 

[Manu]

10 years: "Final Fantasy XVI is a soulless piece of shit and Square Enix feels aimless without Nomura and Tabata."

 

[mclem]

100 years: Ancient ruins found with a Playstation 2.

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I briefly managed to misread "with" as "within". Now that'd be one hell of a story!

 

[Max|Payne]

100 years: "IMO, Nintendo cloning Hiroshi Yamauchi wasn't a worse idea than the Virtual Boy 2."

 

[Ant_17]

I briefly managed to misread "with" as "within". Now that'd be one hell of a story!

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You gave me an idea doe.
100 years: New life form found living in an Xbox One.

 

[PJsprojects]

100 years - Can it run Crysis 3

 

[Max|Payne]

You gave me an idea doe.
100 years: New life form found living in an Xbox One.

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Turns out the dGPU was real!

 

[mclem]

You gave me an idea doe.
100 years: New life form found living in an Xbox One.

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Exclusive photo:

Spoiler

 

[DarthSontin]

5 years: "Are consoles dying?"

10 years: "Are consoles dying?"

100 years: "Are consoles dying?"

 

[Dragon's Game]

100 years

"Grand Theft Auto V reaches sales milestone... more copies sold than atoms of the universe"

 

[leenbzoold]

100 years half-life 3 still not out.

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But also still not officially cancelled.

 

[Sawyer]

5 years: Metroid Prime 4 - Launch Trailer.
10 years: Rumor: Final Fantasy VII Chapter II at E3?
100 years: 7 more dead inside the Street Fighter XXIX Live Simulation.

 

[Ant_17]

100 years: United States of Disney aproves 1st Simba droids marriage.

 

[Slam Tilt]

100 years: "Is Nintendo doomed to fall behind when the new Darga and Kro'leco consoles are released?"

 

[Max|Payne]

5 years: "Rumor: Blizzard teases Diablo 4? [SEE THREADMARK]"
10 years: "DF Retro - Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - We take a look at every version - ALL 20 OF THEM"
100 years: "Google still hasn't patched bug in White Hero Squad 4 that makes the MC to wear blackface mask more often than usual"

 

[jayu26]

5 years: Nintendo is doomed again. Sony is humble. MS learned the wrong lessons.
10 years: Nintendo is back baby. Sony is arrogant. MS is on the right path.
100 years: It's a Judge Dredd universe.

 

[ajszenk]

5 years from now "Noobmaster69 is back"