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>>redbel+(OP)
So, the whole middle management caste, that pushed for simplified, broader appeal consumer friendly games while naying any attempt to revive old games, is currently packing its cardboard boxes and lining up for the exit?

>>Picass+B6
I dunno, go look at the top selling games of 2022. Largely old games/franchises, many over 20 years old. I'd argue video gaming is pretty stale because game companies play it safe and mostly recycle old games. Bless Elden Ring, one of the only big new games that wasn't a sequel last year.

Madden - 34 years old

Pokemon - 26 years old

FIFA - 29 years old

Mario Kart - 30 years old

Call of Duty 20 years old this year! (23 if you count back to Medal of Honor)

God of War - 17 years old

Gran Turismo - 26 years old

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285658/top-ranked-video...

>>WillPo+3a
>Bless Elden Ring, one of the only big new games that wasn't a sequel last year.

Elden Ring may not be a narrative sequel, but it is definitely a mechanical sequel in the line of From Software games stretching back to Demon Souls in 2009, which makes the series 14 years old. It's innovative in its series, but I wouldn't praise it for a wealth of conceptual originality.

There's also an inherent bias with looking at the Top Sellers - for a game to be bought by lots of people, it has to be known about by lots of people. Brand recognition makes that easier, so even if studios are innovating all the time, you would still expect existing series to show up much more than new IPs. It would take an exceptionally strong game, with good marketing, to break into that list.