>>58210325
me

>>533564108
pretty much.

>>533564496
Their ideal consumer is someone who pre-ordered/bought at launch and only plays when there's a major event or release to drive up player metrics and social media hype. someone who buys every dlc to see the new stuff, convinces their friends it's worth getting, and then drops the game again until the next update. They don't cater to the players that play 20hrs/week and grind virtual currency drops, because they lose money when you consider all the post-launch support and maintenance costs that aren't being recouped with dlc purchases.

>>716103302
gen 5 was a turning point because all of the low hanging fruit was picked and the formula was essentially "perfected" though gen 5 itself was packed full of effort and content even if some was hit or miss. Gen 6 feels like they didn't finish the game but had enough gimmicks, nostalgia baiting, and mechanic shakeup to be interesting. It's been a bunch of wheels spinning since then which is magnified by the gigantic leap in what games in general can do