commander@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoAAA Dominance Is Eroding: 56% of PC Gaming Revenue Now Goes to Games Outside the Top 20wccftech.comexternal-linkmessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10 cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-squarew3dd1e@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoDo they still make AAA games anymore? They take so long to develop and lots of them get cancelled at the very end or a month after release.
minus-squareAerlorn@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month agoBelieve most games people perceive as AAA are actually AAAA but its all a load of hogwash
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWhatever Ubisoft or Microsoft deem to be a AAAA game because they’re the only ones using that term.
minus-squareAzrael@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoNo. AAA games don’t really exist anymore. They’re a thing of the past.
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIn what way? Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Gearbox, Bethesda, Capcom, etc etc all still make and release new games.
minus-squareAzrael@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoBecause AAA doesn’t just mean “new game”. AAA is about budget, the size of development teams, the time it takes to make, and monetization layers. The AAA industry is struggling because they don’t really make games like they used to.
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoOk. That doesn’t change anything about the companies I exampled. Those are triple A game companies.
Do they still make AAA games anymore? They take so long to develop and lots of them get cancelled at the very end or a month after release.
Believe most games people perceive as AAA are actually AAAA but its all a load of hogwash
What game is a AAAA game?
Whatever Ubisoft or Microsoft deem to be a AAAA game because they’re the only ones using that term.
No. AAA games don’t really exist anymore. They’re a thing of the past.
In what way? Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Gearbox, Bethesda, Capcom, etc etc all still make and release new games.
Because AAA doesn’t just mean “new game”. AAA is about budget, the size of development teams, the time it takes to make, and monetization layers. The AAA industry is struggling because they don’t really make games like they used to.
Ok. That doesn’t change anything about the companies I exampled. Those are triple A game companies.