I don’t get that comparison tho, people spend money on these games? I enjoy some of the new games, like Elden ring, just recently beat the elden beast actually

R6 came out in 2015, Pokémon is a decades old franchise from a quality developer, and monster hunter is a few years old now, so your examples of good games are all years old too

So using an example from 2019 is not ridiculous, a few gold pieces in piles of shit doesn’t excuse the garbage these devs pump out

Those are the titles people recognize most, using more niche devs wouldn’t connect with people. I would even add Imperator Rome as a failed release. There are plenty examples of lowered quality in video games. Watch dogs, the division, it goes on. Complaining about it, and not buying, is the only way it might change.

With COD moving to a $70 price tag, games better improve or I just won’t play new releases anymore

I haven’t bought a Triple A title BECAUSE of these releases, I gave battlefield 2042 a chance hoping for a change, was burned again, refunded, and have exclusively played small developer, indie games, or quit playing all together because of these massive failures.

The industry hasn’t changed after these releases, therefore the examples are still relevant.

I’ve personally loved playing all the old Star Wars games, the last steam sale I was able to pickup like 15 of them

Another reason I love steam, so many classics available to play.