"Garavaryan believes we are seeing a shift in player taste away from the kinds of things that big AAA studios are expected to provide, including high-fidelity graphics ".

You can definitely spot this in the rise of indie-games. At some point studios shifted the focus too much on monetization and graphics, over gameplay.

"A recent consumer study found most gamers are spending less on new games - with only 4% of US video game players buying a new one more often than once per month, and a third of players not buying any games at all."

Possibly the economy, but also I'd assume most gamers' game backlog are packed lol.

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Kepler's boss on why it priced Clair Obscur below its 'worth'

As top games such as GTA 6 are speculated to cost $100 (£74), some developers are deliberately pricing lower.

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