CoD and sports games used to be immune to this but CoD is finally collapsing now that a functional competitor exists again.

Like theres always a jetlag where one game gets to do good numbers while being completely hollowed out because there are only 24 hours in the day and people can only be so informed. If you want to tell me franchises succeed in spite of this I dont believe you.

Call of Duty is a great example of this breach of trust and lack of goodwill culminating. Normal people do swallow up a lot of shit but if the enthusiasts leave there is no anchor to hold them there. Even for gargantuan media properties like marvel and star wars theres a fatigue and slop factor.l

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Show up to a book club of essayists and its all ogres