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Re:Valve developers discuss why Half Life 2: Episode 3 was a... by DrillShopper on Monday November 18, 2024 @06:02PM (#42178103)
> then you just end up with the videogame equivalent of the MCU

We've been there for a long time - just off the top of my head: Call of Duty, Halo, Assassin's Creed, World of Warcraft (doubly so now with Classic), Fortnite

Some people really just want to go back to the old and comfortable.

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Re:Valve developers discuss why Half Life 2: Episode 3 was a... by usrusr on Monday November 18, 2024 @06:35PM (#42178444)
True. But is that market really that big? Once you've fallen behind a few releases you just don't care for the latest, and the not-latest lack any of that novelty appeal that video games tend to rely on quite a bit.
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