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As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year (www.eurogamer.net)
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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

I have a theory.

The “casual” or “mainstream” crowd, the one that used to buy CoD, FIFA, Madden, Sims and such yearly like clockwork, has transitioned to phone apps, or sports betting/fantasy.

Their attention has been robbed from consoles.

Meanwhile, “games as art” gamers that treat them more like movies are less affected, especially with the state of smartphone app stores. That segment continues to grow on PC, and maybe even consoles, but the attrition of the first group masks that for the console crowd.

I’d postit that another factor is Steam’s rising market share coming at the expense of other PC gaming storefronts. For market purposes, it effectively is PC gaming now.

[–] Cybersteel@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Then explain the worldwide sensation that is the Switch. Logically speaking, that thing, if you can even call it a thing, shouldn't have worked, it made no sense financially nor economically.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

It totally does. My sister got it to play Pokopia and Animal Crossing. I know of families that have gotten it for their kids, for similar reasons.

I’m not saying it’s a smart buy, but not everyone is a seasoned, mature gamer. If you have a decent budget, zero spare time, no experience with PCs, and your young kid is dying to play Pokopia like all their friends, a Switch 2 makes sense. As a plus, it’s not a tablet where you have to deal with straight up scam apps, nor a expensive PC where you need some technical know-how and a lot of oversight to make it safe for one’s kid.

The Xbox and PlayStation, on the other hand, have lost that niche, as they aren’t strictly needed to play Fortnite or whatever media is en vogue these days. It’s not like when I was a kid and literally my whole grade had Xboxes to play CoD and Halo.