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Don't sequels actually cause new audiences to show up, who then go back and play the first game?
Exactly this; for a video game developer to claim otherwise is incomprehensible, and likely is just doublespeak to mask something
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.