Live service. Two words that haunt the dreams of fans of single-player story games. After Sony, which has 12 of these games in the pipeline (half delayed!), wants to turn its biggest gaming brands into a live service Warner Bros.
David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery described its gaming division to investors as incredibly profitable and confirmed that 11 Warner Bros. studios. develops unique titles that are relevant from the point of view of the younger generation. She prefers to spend time playing games than going to the cinema, watching TV or listening to music. But is the company too late to join this trend?
Warner Bros. he sees great potential in games and opportunities for the economic growth. Action RPG Hogwarts Legacy was a great success (over 15 million units sold), which had a positive impact on the entire brand Harry Potter. Not only for this reason, the company intends to invest more in game development and increase emphasis on publications that generate more revenue in the long term.
As an example, the manager cited the brands “Tron”, “Harry Potter”, “Batman” and “Mortal Kombat”. They should be great for live service and cost over a billion dollars. After all, a fast-paced multiplayer co-op game is already in development. Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions. Regarding the bloody fight, Zaslav added that Mortal Kombat 1 approximately 3 million units sold. Unfortunately, we do not know until what date these figures are valid.
Currently, Warner Bros. plan create AAA games for consoles and PC on schedule. Now the company wants more games that support live service, multi-platform and free-to-play. Such projects must be created in three to four years. These are the ones players should spend more time with.
The negative public reaction to the event did not change opinion Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, which has come under fire for its live broadcast. The development is carried out by Rocksteady studio, which created the Batman: Arkham series. It will be released on 02/02/2024 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
So let’s hope this emphasis on games that are gradually enriched with new content doesn’t end like that. Multiverse. In the beginning, this arcade fighting game had a large number of players, but the bubble gradually collapsed. The title is currently being reworked and should return sometime next year.
Source :Indian TV
