Pro@programming.dev to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-21 day agoFounder of Arkane Studios: "I think Gamepass is an unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade"; impacts salesi.imgur.comimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up1117arrow-down1imageFounder of Arkane Studios: "I think Gamepass is an unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade"; impacts salesi.imgur.comPro@programming.dev to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareJohnEdwa@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·14 hours agoYep, that’s why the best selling games consoles with the largest user base for selling all those super expensive AAA games are all the modern ones, like the Playstation 2, Nintendo DS, the Switch and the Gameboy Colour.
minus-squareMaestro@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 hours agoMost games today are cross platform and sell substantially more copies that old console games. Mega Man 3 for example sold just over 1 million copies and was a great success. GTA V, crossplatform AAA, sold almost a quarter of a billion copies.
Yep, that’s why the best selling games consoles with the largest user base for selling all those super expensive AAA games are all the modern ones, like the Playstation 2, Nintendo DS, the Switch and the Gameboy Colour.
Most games today are cross platform and sell substantially more copies that old console games. Mega Man 3 for example sold just over 1 million copies and was a great success. GTA V, crossplatform AAA, sold almost a quarter of a billion copies.