Jim muddies his argument a bit by lumping open-world, GaaS and live services together but I think his larger point still stands. Everyone is competing for our attention and the time you need to invest in a game is trending upwards. I say invest because that's often what it feels like playing these games with their open worlds, 30h+ story modes, weekly events etc.
Not everyone is gonna want to stick with every game for a year plus. More often than not I choose to skip a game because I don't have the energy or time to play it for longer periods of time while missing out on tons of other games in the meantime.
Not everyone is gonna want to stick with every game for a year plus. More often than not I choose to skip a game because I don't have the energy or time to play it for longer periods of time while missing out on tons of other games in the meantime.