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Remember Second life? It was super hyped and faded into obscurity even though it's still around with its dedicated userbase. All of these alt worlds are the sa
by freitzkriesler 4y ago
Remember Second life?
It was super hyped and faded into obscurity even though it's still around with its dedicated userbase.
All of these alt worlds are the same. Niche video games. I'm not surprised to see them go.
- Animats 4y agoSecond Life is doing OK. User count about 60%-70% of peak. More concurrent users than anybody else in the virtual world space except Roblox. Profitable. The owner says "it's a cash machine". The business model is straightforward - free to play, charge to rent out virtual land, take a small commission on item sales. It's about the only thing in this space that turns a profit. Roblox has a huge user count, but loses huge amounts of money. Since they did an IPO, everyone gets to look at their terrible numbers.