Farsala said:
I already accounted for that. In order for both FPS to decline and TPS to increase there would have to be a substantial TPS. However that simply isn't the case as games like Overwatch, Star Wars Battlefront, and Destiny have been driving the sales for shooters (Especially FPS) to unprecedented levels. Don't worry WW Genre shifts are much more severe for FPS. Japan had almost nonexistent FPS sales and has recently taken up the genre. Asian countries all over have started playing Overwatch and it has become a huge game, even rivaling the status quo top games like League of Legends. Heck take Germany for example. (Only TPS and FPS) PS4 2.8m FPS vs 1.5m TPS roughly as some games are hard to classify. Xbox One 0 TPS in XB1 LTD to break 100k. I say this as a person without any FPS bought, and a few TPS bought. It is unfortunate, but FPS are definitely very strong. |
While I recognize FPS are still very strong, they are not as strong as they were 4 or 5 years ago.
FPS will never be huge in Japan as it causes many Japanese players motion sickness. As for a "substancial TPS" I'm guessing Uncharted 4 (released in 2016) was counted into the "shooters" stats (even though it is an Action-Adventure game". That could explain why major franchises like CoD and Halo have major drops while "shooters" are up in your stats.
