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[–] glups@piefed.social 9 points 3 months ago (15 children)

I'm curious though, viewing movies as investments has made a some studios filthy rich. Why does that seem to be different for games?

[–] teft@piefed.social 33 points 3 months ago (9 children)

Why do they need to get filthy rich? Why not settle for rich and having a good game?

[–] glups@piefed.social 6 points 3 months ago (4 children)

They absolutely don't. I'm just wondering why it works out financially for Marvel and Mission Impossible movies but not for games

[–] MrStankov@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Movies have a bigger audience, require less time commitment, are heavily marketed, and cost less to see. Easier to convince people to see a so-so movie as long as it has a couple of good scenes. Harder to do with games, and gamers are usually at least somewhat more aware of games before they buy them.

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