Brian Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Cool, but why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, Xbob42 said: Cool, but why? Fortnite music events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, stepee said: Fortnite music events. Oh god you're right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Has Fortnite's popularity started to drop yet? Their merchandise is EVERYWHERE at the mall I went to a couple weeks ago. Just feels like it should be at that super mainstream point by now where it's suddenly "not cool" anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 22 minutes ago, DarkStar189 said: Has Fortnite's popularity started to drop yet? Their merchandise is EVERYWHERE at the mall I went to a couple weeks ago. Just feels like it should be at that super mainstream point by now where it's suddenly "not cool" anymore. As I understand it, its popularity has been waning for a while now. Of course, at the level of popularity it's currently at, that still means there's tons of people playing, but I think Minecraft usurped it a while back. Google Trends is hardly a super accurate way to follow how much money each game is making, it is a ballpark-ish look at how each game is doing in the eyes of the mainstream. Even with Minecraft losing steam over the last 12 months, it continues to remain ahead of Fortnite, despite Fortnite being free. Based on years and years of data from other games, I think we can say with at least some confidence that this is a normal trend for mega-popular products, super high spikes bringing numbers up, then a long, gradual taper. As a bonus comparison, Roblox has also been on the rise! While Fortnite is far from dead, I don't think it's going to be pulling in company-growth money on its own for much longer, if it still is. This is the point I've been waiting for to see how Epic deals with not having unlimited money rolling in: How long can they keep weekly free games going? How long can they buy out exclusives, buy out companies? Will they continue to "improve" to the Epic Store experience? (The new Quick Launcher feature is nice, not amazing but nice.) Epic came out swinging with a big dick, but now that their dick is getting soft, how will they use it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 20 minutes ago, Xbob42 said: As I understand it, its popularity has been waning for a while now. Of course, at the level of popularity it's currently at, that still means there's tons of people playing, but I think Minecraft usurped it a while back. Google Trends is hardly a super accurate way to follow how much money each game is making, it is a ballpark-ish look at how each game is doing in the eyes of the mainstream. Even with Minecraft losing steam over the last 12 months, it continues to remain ahead of Fortnite, despite Fortnite being free. Based on years and years of data from other games, I think we can say with at least some confidence that this is a normal trend for mega-popular products, super high spikes bringing numbers up, then a long, gradual taper. As a bonus comparison, Roblox has also been on the rise! While Fortnite is far from dead, I don't think it's going to be pulling in company-growth money on its own for much longer, if it still is. This is the point I've been waiting for to see how Epic deals with not having unlimited money rolling in: How long can they keep weekly free games going? How long can they buy out exclusives, buy out companies? Will they continue to "improve" to the Epic Store experience? (The new Quick Launcher feature is nice, not amazing but nice.) Epic came out swinging with a big dick, but now that their dick is getting soft, how will they use it? Or UE5 money starts rolling in and they continue to do nothing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Maybe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 45 minutes ago, Xbob42 said: Epic came out swinging with a big dick, but now that their dick is getting soft, how will they use it? @stepee would be the expert on this subject! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Xbob42 said: Even with Minecraft losing steam over the last 12 months, it continues to remain ahead of Fortnite, despite Fortnite being free. Minecraft is included with game pass now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 27 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Minecraft is included with game pass now. I wonder what the demographic of kids with Game Pass is, as that's largely still the main audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 15 minutes ago, Xbob42 said: I wonder what the demographic of kids with Game Pass is, as that's largely still the main audience. I mean if I was a kid and could have had gamepass there wouldn’t have been enough mops in the world to wipe the floors I would have creamed so hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 33 minutes ago, Xbob42 said: I wonder what the demographic of kids with Game Pass is, as that's largely still the main audience. Well if they want to play with their friends they need XBL Gold but then of course they probably already have the game by now from the time it was added to game pass. But this would be an enticing deal for some other kid I suppose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 I figured most kids would just be playing on their phones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 I’m no cultural aging scientist guy but I imagine there’s still a lot of kids who want to play quality games. Kids like things that look nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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