That dynamic has changed a lot with multiplayer games which are in continuous development. For instance DayZ just hit record player numbers after nearly a decad

That dynamic has changed a lot with multiplayer games which are in continuous development. For instance DayZ just hit record player numbers after nearly a decade: https://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/11nlu70/recently_dayz_has_been_reaching_record_highs_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/11nlu70/recently_dayz... But even if that's an outlier, online games can have a surprisingly long tail where the game remains profitable even if the player count doesn't grow anymore (as long as the developer supports the game at least).