2024-12-27
It's a hell of a lot *cheaper* to make a game “more fun” than to give it hyperrealistic graphics and hours of voice-acted cinematics, that's the good news. — www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/a...
New York Times
Video game executives say making cinematic games is getting so expensive and time-consuming that investing in graphics is providing diminished financial returns
The gaming industry spent billions pursuing the idea that customers wanted realistic graphics. Did executives misread the market? Bluesky: @baldsavant , @anolen , @thestrangerous ...