SDS… You better be prepared for what’s coming..
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Big releases tend to hurt their own genre and not genres outside of it.
The most disruptive game I can think of was WoW, which killed many smaller MMORPGs but had little impact outside of the genre.
GTA Online has the urban sandbox niche basically to itself (I think APB still exists). Thats why it has those impressive numbers so many years later. I don't think GTA VI will impact the online gaming space much. Sure, games will take a bit of a hit but its not going to collapse any player bases, not even the GTA V online one.
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@Dolenz_PSN Very few people buy GTA for the campaign. Online might not roll out until closer to MLB release. While it might not seem like the same crowd, a ton of people are going to be on GTA. I’m not someone who plays a lot of different games. MLB is my main game every year. Every few years I’ll get Madden. I’ve played Diablo 4 and POE 2 sparingly over the last few years. I’m going to be all in on GTA. I think people are severely underestimating GTA. It’s going to break records.
It made billions in 24 hours two weeks before online was even really a thing. Don't most realize just how huge, how culturally significant, this game is and will keep being?
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@Pergo_MLBTS I’ve always been against those narratives, but I do think this is different. I could be wrong. I think a bigger factor is how bad this year has been. Lots of people aren’t going to buy next year because of it. I’m one of them. GTA just makes it possible for me.
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@Teak2112_MLBTS I don’t think anyone is suggesting it will collapse any player base.
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Might get dicey for baseball in general, if (what will almost assuredly be) a lockout by the owners following the expiration of the CBA this Dec 1….
Makes me curious if it drags on and eventually turns into a players strike (I sure hope not) if the video game is able to get released at all? Is it even permissible in such a case? I truly would be interested to know
