r/gaming • u/CiabattaKatsuie Console • Oct 01 '24

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'

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-games-industry-is-undergoing-a-generational-change-says-epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-a-lot-of-games-are-released-with-high-budgets-and-theyre-not-selling/

Tim Sweeney apparently thinks big budget games fail because... They aren't social enough? I personally feel that this is BS, but what do you guys think? Is there a trend to support his comments?

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u/TheWuffyCat Oct 02 '24

Right, that's a part of what I'm saying. The Execs go "We're <insert long-standing studio name here> we make good products." and then forget that the reason that studio makes good products is it's team. They don't trust the team, so they don't attribute their success to the team, so they don't care about the team, and so the team doesn't perform for them.

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u/TurelSun Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

Yup, and guess who they get rid of when the game they kept interfering with ends up failing. And then even when it succeeds, guess who gets all the credit and profits.

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u/TheWuffyCat Oct 02 '24

Capitalism at work, my friends.

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u/TurelSun Oct 02 '24

Indeed. It would be a very interesting world if people could just get together to make games actually for fun with no concern for making money or their own survival.