simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoFrostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sellwww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down110 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1326arrow-down1external-linkFrostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sellwww.rockpapershotgun.comsimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square134fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agoThey don’t sell enough. These companies want endless growth and endless sales so they can milk the whales for endless revenue. Narrative rich, story driven games don’t sell as much as pay to win or gacha trash.
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThey also take a lot longer to develop
They don’t sell enough. These companies want endless growth and endless sales so they can milk the whales for endless revenue. Narrative rich, story driven games don’t sell as much as pay to win or gacha trash.
Exactly
They also take a lot longer to develop