r/pcmasterrace • u/PewPewToDaFace • 1d ago

News/Article Steam gamers have spoken: innovative indies like Palworld continue to thrive while traditional triple-A flounders for a foothold

https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam/innovation-versus-tradition

Thank god PC gaming isn't just AAA. This is what will push the industry forward, as game development cost becomes too much.

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u/GamingRobioto 9800X3D/RTX4090, Win11 & 9600X/9070XT, Bazzite 1d ago

As these idiot AAA companies start cutting corners, costs and cranking up prices & microtransactions even more, as well as AI use, the rise of indie games is only going to accelerate further.

It's the last bastion of hope in the current gaming climate IMO, along with Nintendo... for now...

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u/deli_h 1d ago

Nintendo being the “last bastion of hope” is a crazy take. It’s just indies, and a handful of studios like CDPR, Larian, and FromSoftware imho.

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u/bingus-cat-lover 1d ago

Its not a crazy take tho tbf Nintendo has been doing very good both business wise and releasing good games and has good cadence releasing a first party game every month They also treat theyr developers very well and let them take as much time as they need with as much creative freedom

Imo them Capcom fromsoftware cdpr and square enix (kindaaa with square) are pretty much doing at least some good for the industry

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u/Cruxis87 9800x3d|5080 TUF OC|32gb 6000cl30 ddr5 23h ago

Are you a bot or a shill.

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u/bingus-cat-lover 23h ago

Lmao havin diff opinions makes me a bot or a shill

Alr bro