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Only 15% of all Steam users' time was spent playing games released in 2024 (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 49 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Up from 9% last year tho...

There's a huge backlog of PC games and a lot that just play their favorites and that's it.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 42 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I basically only have games that cost less than $5 on a sale. The prices for new games are ridiculous generally. $100 for something that will take a year to get the bugs fixed? Only suckers buy new games.

[–] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 days ago

Patient Gamers represent!

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There are pros and cons to everything. You get to play before the game gets spoiled in GOTY podcasts. You can play a multiplayer game when the most people are playing, before the game has been "solved".

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

Multiplayer games are the only ones I buy new, but as I grow up, I find myself turning to multiplayer games less and less in favor of good story and single player experience.

[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago

9% played 2024 games in 2023?