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Console market craters as Xbox sales crash 33% to the lowest since launch 25 years ago, PS5 sales drop 25% (www.tomshardware.com)
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[-] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Looking at my own gaming expenses, I've definitely stopped buying as much as I did say 10 years ago. To me it seems like the value of what you get for your money has fallen. I can afford it, but why should I? On one side, the corporations are actively trying to lock down everything and make it clear I'm just a guest in their theme park and on the other, they're offering investment safe sequels and remakes of past successes. I'm also kinda tired of Sony's "AAA cinematic gaming experiences".

I may also be getting too old cause all excitement of GTA VI fell through the floor once I learned I can't own a copy without the explicit approval of either console maker. So fuck that...

[-] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Honestly, the value for money in the gaming industry is the best its ever been outside of AAA and consoles.

Market spending correlates this, more money than ever is being spent but its focussed on indies, AAA sales have been dropping and big studios are losing money, deservedly.

[-] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Yup, I do this as well. Most of my gaming expenses go towards PC games now.

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