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PS5 Pro developer verdict: ‘I didn’t meet a single person that understood the point of it’ (metro.co.uk)
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[–] Hypx@fedia.io 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Graphics are no longer a major selling point in most cases. Most people would be fine with a good game that works and isn't saddle with microtransactions, even if it means it will look somewhat worse.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Consoles themselves are a source of microtransactions. Just look at how much money you have to spend to have online play.

Guess how much it costs on Steam. Come on... guess!

[–] SquirtleHermit@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

About $3.50?

[–] ashok36@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

I wouldn't say graphics have zero bearing for sales but the scales have definitely tipped towards gameplay over the last several years. Minecraft added rtx graphics and the mass majority of people, even with rtx capable cards, just yawned.

Digital game sales, outside of sports titles, are pushed by streaming engagement and riding coat tails of previous games. Look at the recent history and it's pretty obvious.