Valve Single Player Clarification

A Gabe Newell interview offers a clarification of recent comments that "Portal 2 will probably be Valve's last game with an isolated single-player experience." Here's word:
“I think what we’re trying to talk about is the fact that, not that we’re not doing single player games. Portal 2 was a pretty good example of what we’ve learned over the years in terms of how to create those experiences. It’s more that we think we have to work harder in the future, that entertainment is inherently increased in value by having it be social, by letting you play with your friends, by recognizing that you’re connected with other people.”
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“That’s the thing that we’re trying to say, is that, single player is great but we also have to recognize that you have friends, and we wanna have that connected as well. So, it’s not about giving up on single player at all, it’s like saying, we actually think that there’s a bunch of features and capabilities that we need to add into our single player games to recognize the socially connected gamer.”
Thanks RipTen via VG247.
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Graham wrote on May 8, 2011, 21:48:
I'd be curious to know what you've based your forecast for online social integration on - is it just your experience with the people you work with in your job, or do you have some more substantial data that we can look into together? ...

Unless you're playing a Ubisoft game. Then you're screwed.
More of a gut feeling, and my gut feelings are about 80% right on most stuff. Mostly based on what I see in day to day life at the shop. Even the ever-so-present people in social media are getting kinda 'mehish' over the entire thing. The only people that oddly don't have a problem and want more are the folks in PR.

Generally what I've always played for is the enjoyment of the game. I don't care for a trophy on the wall. That means that a game needs to have a story, and be interactive enough to the point where you enjoy it and forget whatever else is going on. A game that goes *DING* You've discovered something. Lets pat you on the back for everything! Is rather...'meh'.

Well if going out and hanging with friends is becoming a minority then why to people bemoan the people who play games by themselves? When they are by themselves, plugged into various social media? I'm seeing a serious reality disconnect here.

Larger I don't mind. I mostly complain about the loss of the quality within it. You know, awesome buttons and games that damn near play themselves.
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