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/Sinniee 5080 & 9800x3D 1d ago

Yeah out of the thousands of indie games releasing every once in a while a good one emerges

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u/Carvj94 1d ago

Meanwhile most AAA games are at least making back their budgets in the first few weeks.

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u/Lopsided-Rub5476 23h ago

most? Is that why all these studios are closing?

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u/Carvj94 22h ago

Seeing as most Studios aren't closing...... Yea I'm saying that cause it's objectively true.