Starfield has lost 97% of its Steam players in less than six monthsarchive.is alessandro ( @alessandro@lemmy.ca ) PC Gaming@lemmy.ca • 8 months ago message-square47fedilinkarrow-up1211
arrow-up1211external-linkStarfield has lost 97% of its Steam players in less than six monthsarchive.is alessandro ( @alessandro@lemmy.ca ) PC Gaming@lemmy.ca • 8 months ago message-square47fedilink
minus-square Blackmist ( @Blackmist@feddit.uk ) linkfedilink9•8 months agoI mean, Harry Potter was the biggest selling game last year, and that has also lost 97% of it’s players. Not everything is meant to be played forever. I think Skyrim was a one-off tbh.
minus-square Feydaikin ( @Faydaikin@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink4•8 months agoAs I understand it, Starfield was supposed to be played for a long time. They literally made the game loop for this reason. You finish the game by “going to a new universe” and starting over.
I mean, Harry Potter was the biggest selling game last year, and that has also lost 97% of it’s players.
Not everything is meant to be played forever. I think Skyrim was a one-off tbh.
As I understand it, Starfield was supposed to be played for a long time. They literally made the game loop for this reason.
You finish the game by “going to a new universe” and starting over.