• Chrglstr143@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    Wow, so when you make a game that’s actually good you make money from it. Damn, EA and Ubi should take notes! I thought microtransactions are how you make money

    • absquatulate@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Sadly, microtransactions are how you make money these days. Remedy made 40million with this latest one and calling it their greatest success, but it’s a fraction of the 24 billion that went into mtx only on pc this past year. Remedy is also much smaller then EA/Ubi and iirc privately owned, so the secret sauce may instead be good game + small overhead + no shareholders demanding infinite money.

      Edit: i stand corrected, Remedy is publicly listed.

      • dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works
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        18 hours ago

        .+ be know already and have people anticipate your game.

        If you are new on the scene and have a good game etc. You still need to break through the noise.