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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Team Disbanded After Critically Lauded Platformer Fails to Meet Expectations - Report (www.ign.com)
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[–] [email protected] 71 points 2 months ago (2 children)

and executives expressed concerns that a sequel would cannibalize long-term sales of the first game

This is legit the most ridiculous take I've ever seen

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago

Right? Like there are 48 Assasins Creed games, sequels are their bread and butter.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't sequels actually cause new audiences to show up, who then go back and play the first game?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Exactly this; for a video game developer to claim otherwise is incomprehensible, and likely is just doublespeak to mask something

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Or they're morons who are only familiar with the Games As Service model and completely forgot that's not the only type of game they sell.