10 Reasons 2025 Is Make Or Break For Triple-A Games

10. The Lineup Is STACKED

Even though 2024 offered up a ton of brilliant games, the general consensus is that it wasn't a massively stand-out year for AAA fare in particular, but 2025 shouldn't have the same excuse.

The tentative gaming line-up for the next 12 months is positively stacked with blockbuster behemoths, from Grand Theft Auto VI to Assassin's Creed Shadows, Doom: The Dark Ages, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Fable, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and so, so many more.

Simply, if the AAA tentpole space can't thrive in a year with so many hotly anticipated titles in beloved franchises being released by acclaimed developers, then there's truly no hope left for it.

While publishers will need to stagger their releases carefully in order to avoid overwhelming players who have limited money and time to spend on games, if 2025 isn't a banner year for AAA games in terms of both sales and general acclaim, then it truly feels like this side of the industry is in irreversible freefall.