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[–] Hektik 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I would say its not a free market when Publishers have to be held legally to increased demand for profit for shareholders. A private company doesnt have that overhead expectation and can run circles around those companies that are expected to generate more via shareholder demand.

Fanboyism and useful idiots shell out the money and AAA developers get increased funds for projects but the capital is split by overhead which screws the developers and gamers. It is built like a ponzi scheme.

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[–] NeaKillerMain 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

Yep, exactly. And the scary thing is it's really turtles all the way up. We think of the publishers as big and evil, but maybe it's the investors. We think of the investors as big and evil, but maybe it's somebody else. At the end of the day it doesn't matter who is big and evil, just that the whole game market is slowly collapsing. Indie games have a much better time getting something original out there without microtransactions, but the market is flooded with indie games, so nobody indie really makes much money. AAA companies get their games noticed easier, but their publishers take all the money. Gamers have to choose between a plethora of shitty asset-flips and AAA games with their favorite IP that are built to nickel-and-dime them. Everybody's just fucked every which way. Nobody at any level is really in control of the videogame market... we're all just at the mercy of it.