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The games industry is undergoing a 'generational change,' says Epic CEO Tim Sweeney: 'A lot of games are released with high budgets, and they're not selling' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is why voting with your wallet is nonsense.

Not buying Star Wars Outlaws had an effect on Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed Shadows. Maybe it won't amount to anything meaningful in the end, but it did do something.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It undoubtedly burned out hundreds of game devs who wasted years of their work and improved nothing about the industry

Mission accomplished?

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Mission failed successfully!