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/spotty15 Oct 01 '24

Maybe don't make high budget shitty games?

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u/Akrevics Oct 02 '24

no one asked for a cartoony shooter/team game (overwatch clone) in a market already saturated with them. just because Fortnite is big doesn't mean we need 50 more, especially not with battle passes, f**k off.

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u/Lord-Norse Oct 02 '24

Exactly, and that’s the problem with executives making the big decisions, they don’t actually know what people want. They see a graph saying Fortnite made 70 bajillion dollars and think “ah yes if we make a slightly different clone of this we will also make 70 bakillion dollars”, which isn’t how the video game market works.

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u/Bloodcloud079 Oct 02 '24

It’s the history of an industry that never learns anything teeheehee hee

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u/jerry-jim-bob Oct 02 '24

Yahtzee definitely has to be my favourite game reviewer

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u/Cash1167 Oct 02 '24

YAHTZEE MENTIONED. WHAT IS A POSITIVE GAME REVIEW.