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PanArab, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now
@PanArab@lemm.ee avatar

My most played game in my Steam library is Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus which came out in 2013. The newest game in my library is Atelier Sophie DX a rerelease of a 2015 game.

mohab, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now

True in my case. All of my favorites either were released before 2020 or originally released before 2020 and I'm playing the re-release.

Only new IP I got excited about after 2020 was Project G.G. and I strongly doubt it'll ever see the light at this point.

Threeme2189, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now

Heroes 3 HoTA is still excellent and being actively developed.

Rakonat, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now

Why should I dump 60usd plus into a multiplayer focused game I’ll maybe get to play 4 hours a week during prime times that is going to shrivel up and die in 2 years time when the next big thing comes out?

Or I can play all these games enjoy, have passionate modding communities adding to the game for free on top of me picking the entire thing up for maybe 20usd on sale if not less.

DarkMetatron, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now

Me, reading the topic while playing Morrowind: “Yeah, that seems correct!”

ShankShill,
HK65,

That’s just the starting grid of the annual Cliff Racer GP

Hadriscus,

I can hear this picture

DarkMetatron,

Makes me feel like home 🥰

Goldholz, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now

I see tf2, i click

RadimentriX, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now
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@tonytins 6 years is old now? :< couldnt care less about the competitive/pvp stuff but im playing x4 foundations most of the time currently and some genres dont get that many new entries anyway, like open world action games like gta5. Thats from 2013 and most other titles like mafia 3 or just cause 4 arent much newer either

tonytins,
@tonytins@pawb.social avatar

I hear ya’. Technology (including games) progressed so rapidly that I feel older than I honestly should.

timmy_dean_sausage,

I recently replayed a game from 2004 that I remember playing in 2004… (KOTOR 2)

UltraGiGaGigantic, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now
@UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml avatar

I can wait till a game is $5. I’ve got so many to enjoy already.

Darktide, you’re worth $5. Admit it. Release a dlc pack with new maps gamemodes characters classes whatever if you want more money. But the base game is worth $5.

I wanna shoot the heavy bolter at shit. The sounds for the gun sound so satisfyingly chunky. Slap that hunk of metal in the emperor’s name. Hell yeah

See you in 2-3 years

Bearlydave,

I usually wait until the triple A games at under $30. I have a backlog of games I still have yet to touch, so I don’t feel the need to immediately buy games. At $30, even if I only play it for a few hours, it is a decent value per hour.

WhatSay, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now

& Indie games

PigStyle, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now

Factorio considered older?

Baggie,

Probably? I have memories from over a decade back so

DrDickHandler,

DLC is new…

UltraGiGaGigantic,
@UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml avatar

So much more room to grow in SPAAAAAAAAAAACE

Nibodhika,

I mean, Factorio’s early access is the middle point between now and when God of War 2 was released. Meaning that when Factorio was on early access God of War 2 was as old then as Factorio is now.

frezik,

The article puts the cutoff for “old” as being 6 years or more. Officially, Factorio was released in 2020, but we all know that any other studio would have considered it done years before that.

Naz, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now

Helldivers 2 came out in 2024

By definition, that’s last year, so it’s an old game.

Bwuh?

MysticKetchup, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now
@MysticKetchup@lemmy.world avatar

People are reading the headline and assuming they’re talking about older single-purchase games, but the article is actually referring to mostly MTX-driven games that get continuous updates.

And the data further shows, in Newzoo’s own words, that these 908 million “PC players are heavily skewed towards older, live service games.”

Remember that even things like Rocket League are about a decade old at this point, and games like LoL, Dota 2 and CS:GO are even older

suite403, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now

Because we have a giant backlog of steam sales.

LostWanderer, do games w Generative AI Game about People Using AI to Solve Crime that Somehow Isn't a Cautionary Tale

ROFL Irony is lost on some, so this is not at all surprising.

ItsJannnneee, do games w PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now

Most new AAA games suck, that’s why. I miss when games were made with passion rather than for a quick soulless cashgrab.

Coskii,
@Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Now they’re made with marketable ‘passion’, ‘dedication’, and a team with ‘a family atmosphere’. My personal favorite ‘respect for the lore and previous games in the series’ definitely never has made a triple A game worse for wear.

Disingenuous buzzwords with no objective meaning behind them are my favorite things to hear in a game. It tells me to steer clear as far away as I possibly can. Which is a shame because I’d like to be excited about vampire: the masquerade 2.

frezik,

Steph Sterlings’ recent video hits it directly. The big publishers see Balatro doing well, so they go copy Balatro. They spend a lot of effort looking for the next Balatro in all the wrong places. Their attempts to copy it will fail, because people who like Balatro will just play Balatro. This will continue until there’s a new indie darling dominating the sales charts, and then they’ll try to copy that.

The industry is deeply misguided.

Coskii,
@Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

It feels like it’s always been this way. The amount of ‘doom clones’ from the way back times are not to be forgotten.

partial_accumen,

It has, and its not just games though. Clothes, cars, movies, anime, even food all have trends. There are those that innovate, and those that imitate.

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