Why old games never die (but new ones do)

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It’s well known that video games today are disposable pieces of slop. Modern multiplayer games tend to fall into one of two categories: they’re abandoned after a while and the servers a…

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New games require gigabytes of storage and good GPU, so you need to have a good PC/laptop to be able to play them.

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…or a PS5 :003:

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Not really, even if you have a good enough hardware you still are going back to old games. This is because of 2 things:

  1. Habits - it’s easier to play card game you already know and played thousands of times when in the background there is a podcast you want to somehow remember :ear:

  2. Let’s call it “child rejection” - no matter how hard history you had, the most important things you remember are the good ones (not matter how “cheap” they were) and this is how your brain is working. :brain:

People simply prefer to stay in “comfort zone” - maybe x years ago there was nothing in the shop, maybe you don’t know anyone who was not afraid of inflation, poor salary and so on … but you, you were a child, you did not had as many responsibilities as you have now. :baby:

It’s easier to continue than start over again - that’s a really a natural thing. Sometimes it may be a problem, but with a good motivation/perspective it’s not really a bad thing. :see_no_evil_monkey:

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it is a survival bias. those old games often spends a lot of resources to develop and have a solid game design.
The ideas never fade out.

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I still enjoy playing old school 2D games :slight_smile:

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Illarion is a perfect example of how tight-knit communities defy gaming trends. That game’s been chugging since 2000

Players didn’t just log in they built decades-long bonds. Guilds became friend groups, weddings happened in-game, real-life meetups organically formed.

When tech aged, the community modded it themselves. No corporate roadmap just veterans teaching newbies how to code quests or fix bugs.

Side note: Ever notice how these legacy communities self-police? Toxicity rarely takes root when everyone’s on a first-name basis for 10+ years. Funny how human connection solves problems no report system ever could.

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