Fallout 76 Smashes Steam Player Record Amid Fallout TV Show Success - IGN
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The success of Prime Video’s Fallout TV show has spilled over into the video games upon which it is based, boosting player numbers in even decades old titles.
  • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    7 months ago

    And that’s how it goes.

    • Good TV show that respects the source
    • More people consume more of the source and related products
    • Different IP looks at this and had a brilliant idea
    • Bad TV show that doesn’t respect the source
    • Everyone shits on toxic fans and how making adaptations is not worth it
    • Different IP decides to challenge this
    • Go back to step 1
    • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      7 months ago

      Yeah, it boils down to media companies not understanding what people like and wanting an easy cashgrab