GotGame: Why is such a recession proof division of entertainment displaying all of the tell-tale signs of a dying economy? Is it the stagnancy of the consoles available, the price of games, or the quality of games? No, it’s simply the fact that gamers cannot keep the *#$! up.
With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.
It was worrisome to begin with.
It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.
Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.
Helldivers 2 manages just fine…
Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.
Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.
Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.
Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."
I like the way Helldivers 2 does battle passes. It allows you to make purchases on each level of the battle pass and gives you the option of choosing which item to unlock first. The more purchases you make using medals the further you progress. There is no timer and you can earn medals towards purchasing stuff via personal orders and Major orders.
I haven't played much live service games that have battle passes but I remember some games that have battle passes where you progress through it linearly using an exp system. What makes it really bad is that the battle pass will have like 50 or more levels with the cooler stuff being closer to the end. They also have an in-game shop that sells exp boosters so you can reach the end of the pass before it refreshes. Everyone ilse will have to grind their way through.
battle pass in fortnite is perfect; buy one and it buys the rest for every other season as it gives you more money than the first cost. so 8.50 and season ends with you getting 13.00, it pays for the next and you have some pocket change to save up for cash shop. All of which is optional
Sony is taking actions as video by Moore’s Law is Dead, has been issued with a copyright claim.
And people say it's all fake because Sony haven't said anything 😂 conveniently forget the PS4 Pro was only announced 2 months before release.
Just announce it already! I want to preorder one asap. But in reality they don’t want to lessen PS5 sales until Pro is ready to launch so I understand the business part of it. September is probably when they announce it with an early November launch like the PS4 Pro
I would take that video and upload a torrent of it, fuck that copyright bullshit. If your going to do something that has a chance of being taken down, make a torrent first share it. Then Sony or any other company is helpless and you can laugh in their faces, taunting them to try to take it down 🤣
As much as the PS4 Pro didn't represent a major % in the playerbase, announcing a 'better' model will hinder sales from the 'base' model. They are right, business-wise.
HD consoles were designed with certain games in mind while ignoring the rest. When I heard that sprite graphics would become too expensive I suspected as much. Knew it when playing games like Renegade Ops and kept noting physical artifacts in its 3D engine as it emulated 2D gameplay.
That's why this gen proved not to be recession proof: it didn't allow for diversity and required high production costs. Higher if you weren't making something along the lines of a 1st or 3rd person shooter within a certain scale.
And I love me some sprites!
I think something these articles often miss is when the Wii took off, it really took off, but in doing so it created a bubble within the industry. All of a sudden spending spiked as grandma's and families rushed out to get their Wii. This inflated the industry numbers but it wasn't sustainable. Nintendo, god bless em, nailed the "right time, right price" factor and they caught on huge.
It's not surprising that when the market became weary of the Wii that bubble burst and suddenly we're inundated with articles crying "The industry is in decline!" The industry is still in decline all around, but no kidding spending came down as quickly as it went up. This shouldn't really surprise anyone.
"Why is such a recession proof division of entertainment displaying all of the tell-tale signs of a dying economy?"
Worst sentence I read all week. It feels awkward reading it and it seems like it was constructed to contain as many syllables in as many words as possible, only to *seem* smart.
And what's behind the censoring? Keep the *what* up?
Seems like it should say "can't *shut* the **** up".
I agree actually. Though it isn't simply the oversaturation but everything that is added to games to keep ppl playing them...ie. doc, online multiplayer. I have hunted trophies for awhile and finished every game before moving on. last year that all changed with Skyrim, B3, ME 3, KoA, the Witcher 2, Dragons Dogma, Borderlands 2 and more. They sit on my shelf waiting for me to go back to. Now, I am able to buy most games I want but I couldn't last year. Not because of money but because of time. I didn't get Max Payne, Xcom or Far Cry 3. All would have been day 1 purchases normally. I stopped playing AC3 last night at 98% completion because No No Kuni came out today. I will be playing that for awhile because it's amazing but I will miss whatever comes out in the next month or two. I have to be done by the time Bioshock releases. Gamers are simply much pickier now. It hurts developers because of production costs etc. It isn't demand. Demand for games is at an all time high. There's just so many and each can take months to play if u work full time.