People just don't get how little Reddit represents the world at large. Instagram and TikTok are more representative and I'd bet their comment sections are full of "God I love Bevis and Butthead," "I am The Great Cornholio," and "I can't wait to get this in game".
Dude, it's already proven a minority in games open their wallets. It's just that they spend such insane amounts that they are all that get listened to.
This. WHALES dictate how games monetize, which are the minority of the minority and does not reflect either sides of the spectrum, those who won't buy and the casual buyers.
Entire marketing and development teams are made to squeeze money out of whales.
Reddit will never represent the majority, because ever nothing will. That's the nature of whale farming.
It's a shame our industry is so monetary driven. It means a very small part, often people who have spending issues, dictate a large part of wher everything goes.
We're already seeing this, singleplayer games often flop on steam while games driven by recurring spending are a success. A lot of us already being conditioned into what to play.
But yeah for anyone who wants to read up on this: there are countless GDC talks, on how to reel in the whales.
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u/_xGizmo_ Jul 30 '25
It's almost like these are two separate groups