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Fundamental changes in the US console space I've seen:
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) February 27, 2024
- player count and hours played topped out in 2021
- play dominated by a small group of very established 'black hole' games
- new game releases carry more risk than ever, new IP even more so
- spend growth has flatlined
The console era where success was based on building the installed base and growing the software attach rate is long, long gone.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) February 27, 2024
Friends, yelling at me on Twitter ain't gonna bring the dynamics of the 2008 console market back.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) February 27, 2024
The faster yall move on the acceptance stage the happier we'll all be.
The mobile/tablet kids have grown up, and what they want is now mainstream.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) February 27, 2024
Sorry to 33 year old Podcaster Rob, who fell in love with Modern Wafare or a Halo or whatever at 16 or thereabouts and wanted to hold on to that feeling forever.
Might want to shave, Rob. Got some gray.
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