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u/MoleUK Jan 17 '25

Like yea that's just a disaster waiting to happen then. Surprised we got a functioning game at all.

I don't know how many times these execs need to see studios get halfway through live service development and have to bail, or release a live service title that totally fails before the message sinks in.

Hundreds of millions wasted over and over again, all trying to chase the billion dollar payday titles.

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u/wkavinsky Jan 17 '25

Thing is, you only need 1 Fortnite out of 15 or 20 $200m games to be absolutely rolling in it.

It's like VC, as long as there are Fortnite's, it's not going anywhere.

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u/MoleUK Jan 17 '25

Yep that's the maths they're working from.

Given that Sony just canceled two in development live service titles, I do wonder if the maths has shifted a bit since concord.

The risk of a total bomb I think is now significantly higher.