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4.33 Years in: What Now for 5E? (and have we reached "Peak Edition?")
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<blockquote data-quote="THEMNGMNT" data-source="post: 7529749" data-attributes="member: 6809274"><p>D&D Beyond is produced by Curse. Curse is owned by Twitch. Twitch is owned by Amazon.</p><p></p><p>Hasbro is not buying Amazon.</p><p></p><p>Interestingly, Amazon sells a lot of D&D books. </p><p></p><p>Basically, D&D is on a path to one company have monopoly power over the distribution of their product. It's probably not alone in this.</p><p></p><p>Books are not going away in our lifetimes. A lot of books are still sold, just through fewer retailers. And the tactile pleasure of a book is something that can't be replicated in any other medium. (Unlike, say, a film--which gives you more or less the same experience on VHS, DVD, or streaming on Netflix.) However, none of that is a guarantee that D&D will continue to print and publish books.</p><p></p><p>As to the original question...I think there will be a 6E for the 50th anniversary, backward compatible with 5E. It'll be a 1E to 2E or 3E to 3.5E evolution. But. I hope I'm wrong and that 5E lasts a few more years beyond that.</p><p></p><p>Final thought: a successful movie won't have significant impact on sales of the game. Marvel comics enjoyed a slight bump as the movie's grew in popularity, but are currently in a downward turn. The comics are basically raw material for the MCU to mine (and they do a great job of it). Hopefully, a D&D cinematic universe can be just as savvy and successful. But TTRPGs will always be a niche hobby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="THEMNGMNT, post: 7529749, member: 6809274"] D&D Beyond is produced by Curse. Curse is owned by Twitch. Twitch is owned by Amazon. Hasbro is not buying Amazon. Interestingly, Amazon sells a lot of D&D books. Basically, D&D is on a path to one company have monopoly power over the distribution of their product. It's probably not alone in this. Books are not going away in our lifetimes. A lot of books are still sold, just through fewer retailers. And the tactile pleasure of a book is something that can't be replicated in any other medium. (Unlike, say, a film--which gives you more or less the same experience on VHS, DVD, or streaming on Netflix.) However, none of that is a guarantee that D&D will continue to print and publish books. As to the original question...I think there will be a 6E for the 50th anniversary, backward compatible with 5E. It'll be a 1E to 2E or 3E to 3.5E evolution. But. I hope I'm wrong and that 5E lasts a few more years beyond that. Final thought: a successful movie won't have significant impact on sales of the game. Marvel comics enjoyed a slight bump as the movie's grew in popularity, but are currently in a downward turn. The comics are basically raw material for the MCU to mine (and they do a great job of it). Hopefully, a D&D cinematic universe can be just as savvy and successful. But TTRPGs will always be a niche hobby. [/QUOTE]
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