Most Gamers Prefer Single Player Games Over Multiplayer, Reveals Recent Study 

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While there’s no doubt that live service titles have done really well over the recent years and bring most of the AAA games market revenues from in-game purchases, the genre has been declining recently.

Many recent failures, like Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, Skull & Bones, and the recently released Concord, have seen disastrous launches. Following that, a recent study revealed that most gamers still prefer single-player games over multiplayer.

Why it matters: The live service genre is undeniably one of the best, but only if the developers stop being greedy and develop games like Helldivers 2 for the fun of the players.

Just recently, MIDia released a new study revealing that 53% of gamers still prefer single-player titles over multiplayer ones. 

While the percentage mentioned above is average among all age groups, it has been noted that gamers in the 16 to 24 age bracket still prefer competitive PvP games like Fortnite or Call of Duty. On the other hand gamers in the 25 to 55-year-old age bracket prefer single-player titles. 

It makes sense that older gamers prefer single-player games, as life commitments make it hard for most of them to enjoy the online competitive world of gaming. 

Nowadays it doesn’t really matter to publishers what gamers want, as they would develop titles that would generate the most money for them. However, recent failures like Concord prove that success in the genre is never granted.

On the other hand, titles like Stellar Blade and Black Myth: Wukong have done incredibly well and are among the biggest releases of the year, suggesting what gamers really want to play.

Nonetheless, a recent report has also suggested that almost half of the PlayStation live service projects have already been canceled or failed, which is a big sign for other publishers to learn from Sony’s mistake before diving fully into the genre. 

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