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Frostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sell
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this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2024
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A better way to put it is story driven games sell. Mobile and MTX games sell better.
Mobile and MTX games ~~sell better~~ make more money
A small number of mobile games sell better make obscene money, the vast majority make a pittance or lose money. But corporate types cant stop salivating at the thought of being the ones to own the next candy crush, so they'd rather take a shot at that than produce something with merit that will likely make a reasonable return.
Yeah it's depressing, I'm amazed we're getting anything good at all by this point
It was tricky to find actual numbers so correct me if I am wrong, but if you look at the entire lifetime net profit (not revenue) of Elden Ring since it's launch, it appears that Dragon Ball Bokken made all of Elden Ring's profit in just 2024 alone.
When you read Bandai's financial reports they always open with their mobile games, with From Software titles getting an "honorable mention" at the end.