brachiosaurus@mander.xyz to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoBehold, "the whole story of Steam's economy in one picture": the top 1% of games earn 84.5% of estimated revenue, and most games barely make anythingwww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up1391arrow-down171
arrow-up1320arrow-down1external-linkBehold, "the whole story of Steam's economy in one picture": the top 1% of games earn 84.5% of estimated revenue, and most games barely make anythingwww.gamesradar.combrachiosaurus@mander.xyz to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square182fedilink
minus-squareDyskolos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-24 days ago AAA titles made by corporations are became the trashiest of them all Be fair. It was better many moons ago. And still valid for (many) non-US AAA.
minus-squareHonytawk@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoThe only reason it was better before is because before only AAA games existed. You couldn’t make a SNES cartridge without tons of money behind it.
minus-squareDyskolos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThere is more than consoles… There always were indie-games. Just maybe not on every console. I could name a ton of excellent AAA from the good-old-times.
Be fair. It was better many moons ago. And still valid for (many) non-US AAA.
The only reason it was better before is because before only AAA games existed.
You couldn’t make a SNES cartridge without tons of money behind it.
There is more than consoles… There always were indie-games. Just maybe not on every console. I could name a ton of excellent AAA from the good-old-times.