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About… 85% would you say?
A lot more than that.
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Headline says ‘only’, but the article says that’s actually an increase from last year.
of course it is; 0% of players in 2023 played games released in 2024.
Well technically with early access games, it would be >0%. Although they didn’t know that back in 2023…
So we had time travel all this time huh? Excuse me, I’m gonna go play a game from 2723 >!Star Citizen!<
Bold of you to assume that’s gonna get released, let alone that early
I played like 20 hrs of satisfactory last year lol.
However the joke was good so imma let it slide.
This time.
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Hell, I’m surprised it is over 10% with how many of the most popular games have been around for years.
Even one of the biggest releases of this year was a DLC to Elden Ring, which means the actual game is still a few years old
My guess is that Palworld and Helldivers 2 carried a good chunk of that time. I was going to mention Factorio Space Age, but it would just track time for base game. Satisfactory has been in early access for a long time, but officially released 1.0 this year as well, I wonder how that’d count.
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I’m the guy who is consistently picking up old games that he’s always wanted when they go on a steam sale years later for single digits. So I’m constantly three or four (or more years) behind. And I don’t really mind because I’m always a single player who doesn’t enjoy any form of online multiplayer.
So do I care that I only last month picked up EU4 and a bunch of DLC for cheap, not one bit. Same for Civ 6.
I’ll happily chug away at my old games that no one cares about anymore.
I started Civ6 this year too, got it for like 10 dollarydos
Factory gamers were eating good this year.
I don’t know what factory I am supposed to grow this week.
Space. Obviously space.
Same with simulators in general like flight/military/factory/etc
Factorio released an expansion and Satisfactory hit 1.0 after a long (and excellent) early access campaign. Dobwe count either as a 2024 game?
I wouldn’t but I’m not in charge of anything. I was wearing a factorio t-shirt many years ago and I think that makes it “out” even if it’s not done.
One sale just ended and there’s another… Where am I supposed to get time to play when I’m busy buying them?
I hope this article isn’t because the industry might consider shifting to a complete subscription model, I really can’t afford the rising cost of new games on release or overpriced subscription models.
I’m surprised it is that high.
Seems reasonable to me. What percentage of games on steam have been released in 2024? Gotta be a smoll percentage. Actually, 15 percent seems pretty high now that you mention.
“A whooping 15 percent” seems like a better title.
I think all I played this year was Helldivers 2
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Usually TF2 is up here too depending on the seasonal update rotation.
STALKER 2 is the only new game I think I bought this year
That’s because most new games either suck the butt or made by assholes, or both
Only recent games I’ve bought are helldivers 2, battlebit, and ready or not. All went bad sadly
Helldivers2 still keeps me coming back and even gets better. What don’t you like about it?
I actually played a fuck ton of new games and early access beta tests this year (34% of all playtime according to steam replay)
