… What’s more, the company frequently partners with live service games like Call of Duty. However, when it comes to building a large, modern, live service project, it’s fair to say PlayStation lacked know-how. That was going to change as PlayStation embarked on a huge live service push. …
… Games designed to serve large live service audiences like Call of Duty, Sea of Thieves will continue to be multiplatform. …
… This was another immersive sim, but one built for the live-service era. It was a critical and commercial failure. “Redfall really came about when games-as-a-service was the prevailing strategy,” Horne says. “So, we got to figure out, how do we do this? …
… The answer is a boring one, and one you’d expect any live service developer to say: it’s about community. …
… We want to build franchises, not just inherit them.” It’s not interested in mobile or live-service… yet Similar to our recent interview with Hasbro, Paramount Games isn’t looking at mobile or live-service adaptations right now. “Phase one is more about single player,” Kittelsen says. “Single player… …
… Nintendo delivers mixed results for third-parties. …
… However, he notes that GTA Online has some of the weakest retention rates amongst the big live service games, which suggests there will be an opportunity to win back users further down the line. …
… Xbox says there will be more exclusive games in the future, but not live service titles. …
… And that it was important to announce two console-exclusive games to show this isn’t some short-term experiment. “It was important for us to include two titles so that people understood this was not a one-off,” Ball stated. “This is the start of a program, and players can expect a reliable pipeline… …
… Whether planning your next launch or looking to grow your live service through creators, make sure to grab a chat with the Wehype team. …