On Monday morning I said publishers were going to embrace “live services” as their new flavor in 2018.
That afternoon, Ubisoft told its investors how “live services” are their new flavor in 2018. In fact, they seem disinterested in games entirely… at least as we know them.
Like clockwork, folks. These companies can be predicted like clockwork.
I think Ubisoft should be a thing of the past myself.
*Insert Obligatory Oh, Ubisoft. comment.*
Please, no more Nonsense.
This Is still the GAME industry right?!
WTF happened to one of my favorite hobbies?
This isn’t even entertaining anymore, just infuriating.
Can we now finally get the literal pitchforks and torches and burn EA, Ubisoft and Blizzard at the stake or is the rest of you still not annoyed/enraged enough?
*Twats who defend R6:Siege*
But we got like a free map, so support the devs and buy the price gouged season passes and cosmetics. It’s ok if they cut content to spend time implementing lootboxes and never actually fixing the game. Stop being so entitled.
That image you used as a thumbnail reminds me of an image we used to use to describe the misguided thought process that leads to a market bubble. Basically the idea that something can only get better and better and provide perpetually more and more value, forgetting the fact that everything plateaus and, frequently, declines in value or output. Cyclical thinking that ignores that is some dangerous nonsense.
Damn… Another Black Mirror concept becoming reality, games are becoming a job.
I bet Jim has an Oracle locked up in the basement that’s where he gets his info , dam son is prophetic
If something happened that meant AAA games “went away” entirely, I wouldn’t even care.
Maybe if Ubisoft weren’t making shite games, they wouldn’t have low user engagement to begin with
Hearing about this is making me physically sick
“Single player gaming is dead. Live services are the future.”
Translation:
“We killed single player because it isn’t profitable enough. Now shut up, go buy some lootboxes, and quit complaining.”
I don’t know what the hell is Ubisoft smoking but I want some of that..
Holy shit, the game industry is becoming worse than the movie industry.
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Ubisoft…
Horse Armor was just the apostle. A warning of things to come.
Flaming Horse Skin is the true sign of the Rapture. Except in this scenario the sinners win…
Jim, you are mistaken regarding Lifetime Value. You’ve somehow got the impression the Value they are talking about is something for the consumers. What they mean is value for the company. A game can only bring in so much money. A live-service has recurring income, therefore it maintains value FOR THE COMPANY and doesn’t need to be replaced as quickly, if at all.