Watch Dogs 2, Titanfall 2, and more have all underperformed this autumn.

So why are 2016’s big games struggling?

This article first appeared atDen of Geek UK.

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Once again, though,Watch Dogs 2s sales were down.

Instead, it too struggled.

Its sales were down 38 percent when compared to the original 2012 game.

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With the likes ofFIFA 2017andBattlefield 1selling well, some gamers may have simply decided to skipDishonored 2orTitanfall 2.

Beyond those practicalities, theres another, equally fundamental factor to consider: time.

November also sawGrand Theft Auto Vmake a surprising chart re-entry pretty good going for a three-year-old game.

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To have a game reviewed glowingly by critics but fail to perform must be little short of soul-destroying.

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