[Multiplayer] is the single biggest driver in the decline in game sales. It was a great idea when it started, but once you get it, you can’t take it away.
– Michael Pachter, an analyst for the gaming industry, at a game developer conference in England, talking about the negative effect of multiplayer games on the industry as a whole
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