The First Descendant Has 'No Staying Power', Says Nexon
Insider Gaming • • technology
Key Points:
- Nexon's CEO Junghun Lee acknowledged that The First Descendant, despite a strong launch in July 2024, quickly lost player interest and lacks long-term retention.
- The game, a third-person looter shooter, holds mixed reviews with a Metacritic score of around 57 and a declining player base from a peak of 264,000 on Steam to about 5,000 daily users.
- Twitch viewership dropped dramatically from 160,000 concurrent viewers at launch to just 200, indicating waning community engagement.
- Lee emphasized that the issues with The First Descendant are fundamental design flaws requiring structural changes rather than simple patches.
- Attempts to boost popularity with controversial in-game outfits were short-lived and failed to sustain player retention.
