This article analyzes the author's failed predictions for 2024 in the video game industry, highlighting the volatile nature of the market and unexpected trends.
2024 in Gaming This story is part of our 2024 in Gaming series. Follow along as we reflect on the year’s best titles. Updated less than 40 minutes ago Table of Contents It’s my favorite time of the year at Digital Trends. Every time a year ends, I like to play prognosticator and predict what’s going to happen in video games the following year. I’ve run this series for the past few years and I often find that my guesses are spot-on come December.
That’s always a rewarding moment as I reflect on a long 12 months. On the flip side, sometimes I’m so embarrassingly wrong that I get a good laugh to end the year. This year, it’s the latter. Recommended Videos Back in January, I made four predictions for 2024 in gaming. They were bold guesses about where Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo would be by the end of the year — and many of them were laughably wrong. To keep myself honest, I’ve analyzed those predictions here and broken down where exactly I was off (and what I was technically correct about, too). If anything, I hope this teaches readers a valuable lesson: The video game industry is very volatile. While it may seem predictable at times, left-field announcements or surprise hits can change a year on a dime. That’s exactly what went down in 2024. Related The big game cycle slows way down The prediction: While 2023 was an enormous year for major franchises, 2024 would see a significant slowdown for big-budget games. There was good reason to think that at the time. We had just gotten a barrage of major releases that had been hyped for years, from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to Starfield. With Grand Theft Auto 6 and Monster Hunter Wilds confirmed for 2025 at that point, there weren’t a lot of big games left on the docket for 2024 aside from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. That seemed to indicate what was likely to be a more down to earth year for AAA game
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