He says the amount of games coming out hasn't really increased, and that more games used to be on other platforms instead of steam. This article says that were more than 5600 games on steam in july 2015. 1600 of them came out in 2015 alone and 1800 in 2014 compared to only 561 in 2013. It could be that a lot of games were only on other platforms before, but I doubt it was that many. Making a game has become much easier over the last few years thanks to engines becoming cheaper and easier to work with.
The over saturation and the impact of sales and bundles has made it harder for games to be successful. Why would I buy a game for $10 if I can get 3 similar games in a bundle for only $1?
He says the amount of games coming out hasn't really increased, and that more games used to be on other platforms instead of steam. This article says that were more than 5600 games on steam in july 2015. 1600 of them came out in 2015 alone and 1800 in 2014 compared to only 561 in 2013. It could be that a lot of games were only on other platforms before, but I doubt it was that many. Making a game has become much easier over the last few years thanks to engines becoming cheaper and easier to work with.
The over saturation and the impact of sales and bundles has made it harder for games to be successful. Why would I buy a game for $10 if I can get 3 similar games in a bundle for only $1?