In regards to the question about gamers dislike of big budget games, I think I would like to refocus the question. I don't think gamers have anything against big budget games per say. Look at the success of Call of Duty, Madden and any number of other game franchises. However, I do think that gamers have begun to be…

If Microsoft wants to sell people on Xbox One's multitasking, then let me play Peggle 2 while another games is loading/matchmaking.

I think this is unfortunately a sign of the times. Developers are increasingly pursuing microtransactions as a means to push games on consumers. In some ways this may be good, because it lowers the entry cost of accessing games that some gamers might not otherwise be able to afford. The danger is that it might also…