Thankfully, Autumn 2010 is proving the exception, with Fallout: New Vegas, Two Worlds Two and Arcania: A Gothic Tale 4 all due for release soon but the fact remains that compared with other genres, FPS's in particular, open world western adult orientated RPG's are few and far between.
One possible explanation is that lengthy development time limits release frequency but this doesn't really stack up as other more numerous popular game franchises have similar dev time.
Could it be that the core fan base is significantly less than for other genres so the big profits are more difficult to generate? This doesn't hold water either as Oblivion, Fallout 3 and even the seriously flawed Two Worlds 1 sales figures broke records - so there's clearly a big market here which isn't being fully exploited.
This doesn't make any business sense in an entertainment sector where serious profits can be made. When we consider all that developers and publishers need to make a buck is to produce mediocre quick turn round offerings such as appalling movie tie-ins and mediocre shooters, it is perhaps here that lies the sad & shameful answer.
Your comments & theories are welcome...
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
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rpg's aren't realy that big anymore!
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