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.

  • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
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    7 months ago

    There haven’t really been many ‘blockbuster’ games coming out over the last couple of years either. Gone are the days of people getting hyped up for a new COD or what have you.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      7 months ago

      What about:

      • Cyberpunk 2077
      • Baldur’s Gate 3
      • Hogwarts Legacy
      • Armored Core 6
      • Lies of P
      • Alan Wake 2

      Those were all pretty big and well received. But they don’t make the list, probably because they’re single player games and players tend to move on after completing them, whereas F2P games constantly have new content.