I remembered writing an article talking about how the Legacy Virus pandemic never made me miss the arcade , After learning just recently that Tekken 8 wouldn't have an arcade release - I'm really more than convinced that the Legacy Virus did perform a deadly fatality on the arcades too. Sure, the Legacy Virus vaccine was created but the consequences are still there. There's nothing Cable could do to time-travel and prevent the decline of the arcade market. The EXPUTER revealed how Japan's arcades are dying . There are many factors and the Legacy Virus probably played the biggest impact: While gaming arcades have been on a downward trend ever since PC and console gaming became much more dominant, gaming arcades in Japan face a much bigger challenge than just competition; COVID-19. Social interaction has always been the most important aspect of arcade gaming. It’s what set it apart from multiplayer video games; you go to a gaming arcade and socialise with others that s...
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