Shares of the electronics giant hit a five-year high on a soaring profit forecast thanks in part to shrinking PlayStation 3 losses
Sony (SNE) shares touched a five-year peak on Thursday, a day after the company forecast profits would surge sixfold this fiscal year. The gains suggested that investors had shrugged off bad news that the company's video game unit failed to reach its sales target of 6 million units for its brand-new PlayStation 3 console.
Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.
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.
It's pretty ridiculous.
Imagine having a breadth of data at your disposal to see the statistically low success rate of these games, only to be laser focused on the exceptional case studies.
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
i could be wrong but im sure thats what i read !
but Sony is more than just the PS3 and thier sales on HD sets has been crazy this year. Although they have some losses in the first quarter for the gamming division, the future is what they are speculating the money will start to increase.
If every company, big or small just packed it in after a bad first quarter of sales, then we wouldn't have half the multi-billion dollar buisnesses as we do.
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Almost did. Shot by $5+
it hit 56.09 on 5/16. the article was released on 5/17.
they are makin billions on other products..sony isnt just investing on the ps3..so they are not goin anywhere anytime soon..sorry