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Remedy Has Recouped 'Most' of the Development and Marketing Expenses for Alan Wake 2 (www.ign.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world
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Shame it didn't do well, I thought it was great.

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[โ€“] Blackmist@feddit.uk 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I would think it would still do most of it's business on console regardless of which PC store it launched on.

Lack of a physical release probably hurt more than not being on Steam. When you go pure digital, you miss out on those impulse purchases.

[โ€“] HereIAm@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

What? Surely seeing something popping up on steam and buying it happens far more than someone spontaneously buying a game in a store when walking around town/ a mall.

Maybe I'm a recluse, but I can't remember last time I went into a store that stocks a meaningful amount of games other than second hand shops. Are physical games really that large of a margin anymore?