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by the_only_law 875 days ago
> I wouldn't be surprised, lots of AAA companies giving up on legendary IPs, thinking that they need some new parasitic business model like micro transactions.

This is what I’m seeing a lot of, along with the general creative bankruptcy you see from established media in general. Luckily, there’s a lot of interesting looking games from smaller studios and indies as you mention, even in genres that are typically dominated by big players. Hell if I had the ability, I’d have half the mind to start working on my own stuff.