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This redistribution of revenues from new to old has also taken place in games: ~90% of time in games on PC is spent in games older than a year, ~50% in games 5+
by capncleaver 9mo ago
This redistribution of revenues from new to old has also taken place in games: ~90% of time in games on PC is spent in games older than a year, ~50% in games 5+ years old like Fortnite, CoD, Roblox etc. Around half of revenues are 'free to play' [1]
This is why making a new game is probably a terrible idea... but hey, world is casino!
[1] https://newzoo.com/resources/trend-reports/the-pc-console-gaming-report-2025 https://newzoo.com/resources/trend-reports/the-pc-console-ga... and widely reported e.g.
[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1je98mm/pc_gamers_spend_92_of_their_time_on_older_games/#:~:text=We%20know%20that%20there%20are,%E2%80%A2%2010mo%20ago https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1je98mm/pc_gamers...