Some background; I don’t follow video games. I used to a lot. But the last video game I played and really, really enjoyed was Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. During recent searches, I’ve understood that although titles like Overwatch, Fortnite, The Division etc are very popular, there’s still a bunch of quality single player games being made.
My question is primarily, why are video game companies moving towards this model?
Is there any inherent benefit to it? How do the corporations pushing these games such as EA or Activision (with Black Ops 4 going that route recently, if I’m not mistaken) benefit? Do the gamers benefit in any way?
And also, are there any changes in demographics of gamers? Do people prefer these “Games As A Service” as they’re calling it, over more traditional models?
Any information will be SUPER helpful. Thank you!
In: Economics
Companies exist to make money.
Companies have learned to sacrifice art for profit
What you will see is complacency as generations of gamers become accustomed to these practices.
Capitalism.
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