brachiosaurus@mander.xyz to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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-square225linkfedilinkarrow-up1448arrow-down180cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1368arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square225linkfedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareDyskolos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·2 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-down1·1 day 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-up1·1 day 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.