I don’t know that it’s franchise fatigue as much as having Call of Duty: Warzone right there for free, which is probably sufficient for a sizable part of the existing playerbase that was accustomed to spending $60 every fall.

That’s -part- of it, but not very much. The public at this point expects it and in some cases demands it. Madden laid the foundation. I don’t see that changing and one reason Microsoft bought them, because they know they can count on the regular infusion of cash.

Have you played Halo?  The Warthog has never sounded like it was an EV; same goes with every UNSC vehicle/ship I can think of off the top of my head.  This is nothing new.

Yeah, holy shit.

Square Enix must have REALLY wanted out of the western game business, because $300 mil for those studios AND the IP is a fucking STEAL

“Come in and learn more about it” has been their stock answer for literally decades. What it really means is: buy books or services (possibly after taking a personality test).

She adds, “It’s not really a closed-off religion. It’s a place that is very open to, like, welcoming in somebody who wants to learn more about it. I think that’s the thing that is probably the most misunderstood.”

The problem is everybody is so scared of their sequel numbers getting too high. An easy solution is to move away from numbers altogether:

*Carpal tunnel syndrome has entered the chat *

It’s a crossover from Lexus/Toyota.  I think the vast majority of buyer don’t care about steering feel.

I am hoping that this foray into Twitter will be the thing that (finally) invites the scrutiny and enforcement of market laws that Musk has been exempt from.

My dude... you are not in the greys. 

Watching Twitter’s implosion will be glorious!

“—all the layers of gameplay that people are calling the metaverse, but it’s doper than that.”

Orlove’d.

“yea nah, he’s rich enough to have people on staff to research this sort of thing.”

No it’s not, he just isn’t a gamer. My girlfriend’s mom had never even heard of Fortnite. And he’s obviously heard of GTA, he just didn’t realize it was a game for adults. Remember.. he’s in his mid-50s. The fact that he ultimately ended up doing this should back that up - he just needed to be shown the game

That’s a lot of ‘former’s up there...

I don’t think anyone has ever gotten ahead in life bc they wear $120 sneakers (that are essentially the same damn thing as $25 sneakers except for the brand name.)