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/TheUrPigeon Oct 02 '24

Yeah the games are high budget, but that isn't reflected in the final product. That's the problem. You don't see anybody complaining about BG3, and there is zero social interaction with other humans in that game.

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u/Cless_Aurion Oct 02 '24

The game has also - surprise surprise-.... NO microtransactions! Such a coincidence!

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u/The-Real-Number-One Oct 02 '24

...and whenever Larian announces their next project a lot more people are going to plop down money in pre-release because of the positive experience they provided.

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u/Da_Question Oct 02 '24

The only thing that might suck for Larian is the Early Access is gonna snag a lot more people next time, that are probably going to be upset with the speed. Though they have more people, budget, and don't have to adapt DND into a game next time.