It’s hard to make it in the world of live service games. Some can do it, some can’t. It has recently become a successful co-op shooter. Helldivers 2 Star Trek style. Is on the other side Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The title did not live up to Warner Bros. expectations. This was stated by the corporation’s financial director Gunnar Wiedenfels during a conversation with investors.
The Suicide Squad event was released on February 2 this year on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. With additional support, developers Rocksteady have a chance to take the game up a notch, but Warner Bros. he wanted to see results immediately. Success/failure is judged by pre-orders and first weeks of sales, that’s how it is in this world. Often such failures have an impact on the development studio.
Failure to meet expectations puts the American company’s gaming division in a difficult situation. Suicide Squad has become one of the main games of this year, which is compared to the success of last year, when the world hit was released at the same time. Hogwarts Legacy, the best-selling game of 2023. Over 22 million units sold. The new product from the creators of the Batman: Arkham series is unlikely to come close to this.
Sales for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League have not been disclosed. But on Steam, 13,459 people were playing the game simultaneously. Hogwarts Legacy had 879,308 solo players. Suicide Squad was marred by problems with the server, content, and overall quality.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is Rocksteady’s first foray into the world of live-action gaming, and unfortunately, it’s not one of the most successful. It’s a gut-wrenching shooter that, at this point, has no choice but to rely on the story and recycle what little content can be found there. Will the situation change in the next seasons? Maybe yes, maybe not. All we have to do is wait. However, in terms of release, this is a game that doesn’t even reach the ankles of the studio’s previous games and will likely end up like most live service games that fail to attract anything for long periods of time from day one. time.” you can read in our review.
Source :Indian TV
