You can't say you seem in denial, all the while deny anything that's said
I'm not in denial, I'm just disagreeing with your point, much like you are with me.
COD
Battlefield
Battlefront
Destiny
Rainbow 6
FIFA
Ghost Recon Wildlands
Rocket League
Overwatch
PUBG
GTAV
Some of these games Battelfront, Rocket League, Overwatch and PUBG don't even have a proper singleplayer campaign. The rest are all below 10 hours bar GTA.
Some of these games where all sold in different years, and throughout those years, the top 10 didn't consist of games that only had an online component. They majority consisted of games that had a strong offline component on the game as well. They may have sold well, which I never denied, but these types of games aren't becoming the new trend, and they aren't vast on the top charts compared to those with both single and multiplayer experience. You insinuated that games with such a strong online focus, and a relatively small offline focus(like GTS) is whats popular and selling the most, which it is not the case, as the market is still flooded with games with both vastly superior experiences in both aspects that are flooding the top plateau.
The repetitive nature that multiplayer segments of game have should not be conflated with the content between single player and online experiences. They are usually around the same content wise, and sometimes leaning towards the SP experience having more.
I like how you try and lie that these games have a strong singleplayer component when its fooling no one. These games made their name, their sales numbers through their massively popular online segments.
You used two subjective sentiments and try to make them objective. You have no idea if these games sold more because of these online components, nor can you prove either of those sentiments. I'm just sharing my opinion that I put together through observation, that games that focus on online first and foremost aren't the most popular games in the market, as the market is still flooded with games that are selling like hotcakes that have a focus on both, or single player just as much.
Online is where its at now. The biggest games are popular due to their online components.
Crash bandicoot is toping the charts. That game is single player focus. It's not "Where it's at" but it's definitely a thing that people enjoy, much like people enjoy single player too. One thing that goes completely against your point is that he games on console that have tried to force an online only perspective get so much flak precisely about it being online focused. Look at NFS, everyone hates that you have to be connected 100% of the time, always interacting with other players, and that's not even having to play with them, that's just being in the same homespace as them. Destiny also got similar ravings about it, always having to be connected to the internet to play. That's only the beginning stages of online focused games, imagine if a game forced you to play a whole campaign mode with other people, when it can very much be done by yourself. Some people just like single player experiences, and this is nothing new, and it's not going away.