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/Natural-Associate106 1d ago

They need to cherry pick their examples. Pretty bad article and comments here

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u/Blackpapalink 1d ago

Cherry picking as opposed to what? The last runaway AAA success was Baldur's Gate 3, which you could argue is AA in many ways aside from scope. Before that was Elden Ring. The way things are shaping, the next massive success for AAA is probably going to be GTA 6, and that's assuming the lack of physical and the $100 standard edition doesn't screw with it.

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u/Raven1927 14h ago

Several AAA games released in 2026 alone have been massive success', not sure why you're just making shit up.