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505 Games' parent company lays off 30% of its workforce, says gamers really only want sequels so that's what it's going to make (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Digital Bros joins the chorus of game companies putting people out of work in the name of "operational efficiency."

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

All you See Sweets can keep trying to quantify what it is gamers like. The truth is its ephemeral until it is materialized and on our screens. You never know how fun your thing is until milliona of people can access it. So stop trying to codify it, or find a formula. There is none. Make fun shit, take all the risk. Make new shit that no one has ever made before. But for the love of fps fucking please don't pretend you've drilled down on what gamers like. Thats a promise to fail.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

A quick 5 minute search shows me that this is true. Lots of articles and lists out there. And the only games I could see that weren't sequels or remakes, are Starfield and Harry Potter.

This isn't a new development either. Pong had a sequel.

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[+] [email protected] -34 points 9 months ago (14 children)

When’s the last time you played an indie game?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Every time I play, it seems like. Ive not bought a AAA game made within the past 4 years, and older than that is always at 50%+ discounts.

I buy full price indie games once a month or two.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Basically all I play outside of Paradox titles these days.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Played slay the spire on the train this weekend. Also monster train. Played a lot of sandrock the past couple months, too. (Heidi is my love).

I do play a lot of guild wars 2 though. The old standby.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Paid 60 bucks since August on games and sunk over 200 hours into them. Vampire survivors for 3, slay the spire for 6 and Baldurs Gate for 50.

I have only 30-50 hours on Baldurs Gate though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I just beat OneShot yesterday, and before that I beat Dodgeball Academia. In my top 25 favorite games, only 5 of then are AAA, the rest are Indie or AA. There are no AAA in my top 5 of all time.

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