Will Smell Be the Next Step Forward in Making Games More Immersive Than Ever Before?

We have come a long, long way since the first video games. While the early games were pixelated and simplistic to the core, today, players can actually feel weather patterns on their controllers as they try to keep their in-game characters alive. With new technological innovations, the frontiers of what a game can be is being reimagined every day. New technology has given us VR gaming controllers, that have been hailed as a seminal moment in the industry.

More and more AAA titles are coming out every day that are making choice an integral part of the whole experience. These games offer options on how the players want to end their in-game journeys. With so many things to do and “feel” in modern video games, community members believe more immersion is guaranteed by the devs in the coming days.

Community members share their choice of worlds to bypass

A Reddit post has initiated a serious debate among community members by suggesting that the next step in the gaming evolution would have something to do with our olfactory senses. The post looks to the community to ask which title would players avoid if they could smell their in-game surroundings. A lot of community members rushed to the post to comment on what they considered would be a sensory red alert if they could have a whiff of their favorite game universes.

If smell was the next immersion update in gaming, which game would you never play again?
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As gamers, we know we love our gore. Anything outrageous, horrific, or violent has an adoring place in the community. An escape from reality offers gamers to explore their wildest dreams to the fullest. However, as much as they enjoy killing mutilating zombies, maybe being able to smell all the viscera wouldn’t be so glamorous, opines many fans under the post.

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Someone pointed out that the characters in Days Gone keep talking about the horrendous smell throughout the game. While others believe the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout 4 wouldn’t be somewhere they’d want to end up. Others are sure that all Souls-like titles would be pretty stenchy and are best avoided.

Immersion gradually takes center stage

Today’s developers try every resource at their expense to bring newer levels of immersion in video games. From making games that depend heavily on interactive actions to making travel across maps more seamless, studios are introducing new features constantly to keep up with the evolving requirements of community members.

While gamers await to see the next big thing in store that the industry has for us, they just hope the new technology isn’t off-putting! Tell us what you believe the gaming industry has to offer next in the comments.

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