[taurath]

The big guys got addicted to the “stamp” AAA games over the last 15 years and their competitors are eating their lunch in terms of gameplay. They have tons of resources and could pivot to making just plain great games but probably not sustain the sheer buckets of guaranteed money their investors priced into their stock ticker. Monetizaion strategy is all Wall Street wants to hear about during product announcements, and players are listening for it so they know not to go.

Of course, massive amounts of games are still being sold. Just competition is taking a big bite out of them.