I guess it's the over 25s buying all those Switch 2s then?

Maybe it's because all the good games are indie games that cost a fraction of the batshit insane prices these shady corpo outfits are pushing?

For me, its the long term viability of older games vs new ones. I can play older games on their original console or pc and they don't have always onoine functions that break the game when the server shuts down. Hell, I am having a great time re-playing nfsu2 on my og xbox. I don't find it any less fun than most wanted or some of the newer ones when I only have 30 minutes to play.

Because they feel frustrated that they cant keep playing the games they paid with their hard-earned cash due to publishers destroying them.

!skg@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Can't afford a home, holiday and now videogames.

I echo this a developer with a top app on the Meta Quest. My USA sales have fallen off a cliff, while other regions like Asia and Europe have increased a little.

Games are 70 and 80 dollars now. Young people can't afford them. I can't either, but I would refuse to pay that price regardless, anyway.

In addition to other's comments, I think that we just have enough good games by now that a lot of people can find a game they enjoy enough to sink hundreds or thousands of hours into. Minecraft, Factorio, Satisfactory, Hollow Knight, Elden Ring, etc.

I'm not young, but I know mine has gone down. I'm not playing less games, though. 🏴‍☠️

Back in the early 90s I would walk into a store, buy a game that came in a box with a manual, take it home and it was mine.

I bought the 1st Civilization like this. I still have it. No Internet needed.

That's the way it should be. All the online, dlc, mini boxes, group play, create online accounts.....fuck all that shit.