As the COVID-19 outbreak worsens with every passing day, almost every industry has been affected. In gaming, every convention and tournament due to take place any time soon has been rescheduled, if not postponed indefinitely. That said, the actual act of playing video games is seeing an upswing.
Most of the games are a couple of years old or more, of course, but if anyone reading this has played every single one, we would be very impressed. Marvel’s Spider-Man, Days Gone, and Hitman 2 are all heavily discounted right now. There are even some newer titles such as FIFA 20, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and Death Stranding on the list supplied by Daily Video Game.
Self-isolated gamers coupled with games being sold at a heavily discounted price could see quite a few titles have a new lease on life, and maybe even give a few a second chance. Spider-Man enjoyed so much praise and publicity when it was released in 2018, but since it has no online elements the hype has understandably died down. At 39% off, considering the popularity of the MCU, chances are a lot of new players will be taking control of the web-slinger in the coming days.
The situation the world is in right now is a dire one, and one that currently has no end in sight. People who have always had a vested interest in video games know that many of them can be the ultimate form of escape. More than movies and TV shows in most cases as a great game is so in-depth and can take days if not weeks to complete. If one good thing comes out of all this, it’s that more people will realize that.
Source: Daily Video Game
