Anna Brandberg

I wonder how the Hints and Activities systems are going to affect the games... I feel (not sure) that the OS is intruding into the game content. It feels like it is a bit Gen-Z-ified for people with short attention spans... I wonder how oldschool people like myself will like it.

To elaborate, I think those features will work for some games (Gran Turismo, other Sports Games, Rogue-likes and games with levels?) but not with others like Adventure games and open world games? How does it affect fast travel etc? Is this forced on devs? replacing trophies?

Is it really a great idea to give people hints that easily? Did we all forget what the internet did to point-and-click adventures? What will this do to other games?

Also what about all the community people that love making wikis and guides and such? Will they still be motivated if people never search/visit their pages because they are hitting that sweet and juicy hints button?

I don't think this will endanger the wikis and guides. PS's solution is more 'byte-sized' content with quick directions and a video. That's not very searchable and is not fitted for a wiki page that details dozens of skills, economy, etc.

I mean, if I need to lookup an answer on the school questions from Persona 5 it's perfect. But if I want to look up which personas I need to fuse to make THAT one other persona, then you can bet I'm opening the wiki with the sortable table.

Jumping into this thread to add that as someone with a cognitive disability who often struggles with games, I actually like the easily accessible help & hints. Accessibility options aren't there to ruin games for those who don't want them; they're just there for those who do! :)