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How do games like Sea of Thieves stay afloat? (lemmy.zip)

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I think No Man's Sky is also in the same boat.

I mean games which keep releasing further content over long periods without charging extra for it. Surely the amount of new sales eventually dwindles considerably. Is the cost of new content once you have the core game this low or...?

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[-] M137@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That time was years ago, and it's worth revisiting every new big update and expedition.

this post was submitted on 17 Nov 2023

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