There have been several flops. One after another in a short period of time. Concord. Astrobot, Hogwarts Legacy… Companies lose millions, lay off many people. It’s phenomenal.
The impression I get is that nobody wants to pay for games anymore.
Just look at free-to-play games, how successful they are…
Call of Duty Mobile, Apex Legends, PUBG, Free Fire, Fortnite…
I think the games market needs to go through a change. Make all games free, but have some in-game content be paid. As many games already do.
This would attract many more players and generate much more visibility for the game itself.