• circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 month ago

    They aren’t selling because they are designed as money machines first and games second.

    Do I get to be the next Tim Sweeney now? As far as I can tell the bar is pretty low.

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      They could make so many moderate games that would sell amazingly if they just tried to… Make games instead of casinos. But no, profits must only go up, can’t have a flat year with only great success - they have to outdo themselves financially every year and squeeze everything

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        They could make so many moderate games that would sell amazingly if they just tried to…

        100%. That’s the kind of nuanced thinking you won’t get from corporate America at this point.

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          Can’t have 5 semi good games that sell pretty well, can’t only be moderately profitable! Have to shoot for the moon, have only 1 game that we bet the whole farm on!

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      You have to sue every single storefront first as well and go cry to the press that companies don’t want to do business with you when you break their ToS.