It’s no secret that the bulk of AAA games market revenues come from in-game purchases , mostlyfrom live-service games. It’s also impossible to ignore that the live-service market is fiercely competitive....
That’s sorta the lede being buried here. This shows that people who would self-identify as gamers prefer single-player games. Gamers aren’t the target audience for AAA devs though, they want to make more money than God by targeting the entire population of Earth, and a lot of people who would not categorize themself as a gamer seem to prefer being able to play simple online games with their friends.
Then WoW is released and everyone and your mother is a gamer now.
That’s sorta the lede being buried here. This shows that people who would self-identify as gamers prefer single-player games. Gamers aren’t the target audience for AAA devs though, they want to make more money than God by targeting the entire population of Earth, and a lot of people who would not categorize themself as a gamer seem to prefer being able to play simple online games with their friends.