• ZILtoid1991
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    2 days ago

    The Atarri one, except there were multiple smaller crashes in gaming history plus effects of the economy on the gaming market.

    The mini-crashes include:

    • American home computer bubble burst of 1983-84
    • Some British game publishers go bankrupt, then immediately their former employees form new companies
    • Game developers betting big on MMO style games, only for them to realize no one wants to rent their games
    • Paid smartphone games falling out of favor due to pay2win slop
    • DahGangalang@infosec.pub
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      2 days ago

      Oh, yeah, Atari would have been before my time, so don’t feel so bad about not thinking of that one.

      I figured it was in reference to the MMO craze dying down, but that felt more like a strong speed bump than a crash.