Avowed: New game release doesn't want to overstay its welcome
The video game industry is experiencing a trend of longer games, with some titles exceeding 100 hours in length, but this may be changing as players become increasingly overwhelmed by their backlogs. Analyst Rhys Elliott suggests that the growing development timelines and budgets for these longer games have reached a point of diminishing returns. The new game Avowed takes a different approach, offering a shorter playthrough of around 15 hours.
- This shift in strategy may indicate a growing recognition within the industry that players value quality over quantity, and that shorter games can be just as engaging and immersive.
- Will this trend towards more condensed gameplay experiences ultimately lead to a reevaluation of the traditional business model for game development, where developers rely on selling extended playthroughs through DLC and season passes?