I think it's like old songs, you remember the good ones, discuss them with people, and preserve them. The crap from then is mostly forgotten, so it only appears that they were all great.

Those are new games, right? Okay I actually looked. That article is probably bullshit.

They're only counting triple-A games and they're including sports games. Who the hell is actually buying sports games? It's the same game every year with nothing new really.

I don't believe that games like Elden ring, mario kart or Jedi survivor aren't on the top of every chart either.

I just kinds skimmed the article, did they count steam sales? mom-and-pop game stores that sell older games?

Agreed. I loved and still love Megaman X. Just replayed it recently and it's remarkably short. I recall it costing near $70 when we got it. People would be rioting if such a short linear game came out at that price point today, which is why it's bundled with 3 other games for $20 now.

Games people say they want: new IPs, platformers, indy games, local multiplayer.

Games people actually pay for: franchise games, annualized games, live service shooters, online multiplayer.