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60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows (kotaku.com)
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A newly released game industry report by market researcher Newzoo shows that while the PC and console market grew 2.6 percent in 2023, overall playtime decreased as gamers spent more and more time in a smaller list of old games like Fortnite* *and League of Legends.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Diablo 4 (2.3) - generally criticised for lack of improvement in 3 as well as shitty MTX. People are generally recommending indie titles instead.

That got review bombed, the critic reviews are 86/100, just like the other games you've mentioned. No way it's worth 2.3 or 23%.

Regardless of the user reviews, they were all blockbuster/big titles. AC and COD are whatever games for me, but they're super popular.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's fair, but let's not pretend that sales determines quality, especially considering prevalence of blind preordering.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

What is "blockbuster" to you if not reviews or sales of high budget titles?