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Data firm NewZoo’s annual PC and console gaming report reveals an interesting fact about Roblox and Minecraft players: They’re far less likely to engage with popular AAA titles like Ghost of Yotei or Assassin’s Creed: Shadows because they aren’t too picky about realistic, lifelike graphics in games.
“I think there’s been a shift in the last 10 years where the idea of chasing graphics has kind of faded and now you see the most popular games on the planet are not the most graphically high-fidelity games,” NewZoo director of consulting Ben Porter explained at GDC (via gamesindustry.biz).
Per Porter, Roblox is leading the pack when it comes to massively popular but visually underwhelming games.
“We saw that [Roblox’s] playtime grew around 50% year over year, which is huge,” Porter explained. “A lot of that was driven by experiences like Steal a Brainrot and Grow a Garden, which are very viral things.”
For the uninitiated, Porter is referring to two popular games created by Roblox players (though a Steal a Brainrot mod exists for Minecraft, too).
But if Roblox and Minecraft players aren’t getting into AAA titles with breathtaking graphics, what are they playing? The answer, it seems, is mostly other popular multiplayer titles.
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