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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 71 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's called "monopolize gaming without paying for developers". The beauty of it is, if you ruin all of modern gaming and buy out all the existing hits, you can shove in monetization and project insane profits

At least until indie gaming takes over, your stock price will go to the moon

[–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

until indie gaming takes over

People want to play what's popular, to feel part of a group.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

And there's thankfully usually a popular indie darling of the season to do that. Valheim, Vampire Survivors, Lethal Company, Among Us, Dave the Diver, etc. etc.

Something unique that can be easily streamed in most cases.