Days after EA CEO suggests players crave live service guff, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 boss says their single-player RPG made all its money back in one day

Right? When did gaming and tech journalism become gossip columns? Games rise and fall because of a variety of reasons, and fun is fun whether you play alone or with friends or with strangers. Make the experience feel valuable, and people will pay for it. There isn't a single formula that appeals to all gamers, and some games just need to find the right audience.