live-service-games Archives

Survey Results: 80% of Game Developers in 2025 Focused on PC Gaming, a Significant Increase from 66% in the Previous Year

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It may not please game developers who are still clinging to consoles, but in the State of the Game Industry 2025 report surveying the opinions of over 3,000 game developers...

Revelation: Sony’s PS5 Emerges as Company’s Most Profitable Gaming Console, Sales Generating $10 Billion in Just 4 Years

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9 months ago
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Sony Interactive Entertainment’s current CEO, Hideaki Nishino, revealed during the Sony Business Segment Meeting 2024 Game & Network Services Segment that the PlayStation 5 is the most profitable game console,...

Wayfinder: Garden of Flux Ceases Live Service, Adopts Traditional Monetization Model

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9 months ago
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In an era where game companies are shifting towards live service games, which are online games that are free to play and focus on making money from in-game microtransactions, there...

Former PlayStation Studio Chief Reveals Stagnant Console Market, but Rising Game Development Costs

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12 months ago
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Former SIE Worldwide Studio President Shawn Layden, who oversaw all of Sony’s game studios (resigned in 2019), has been critical of the skyrocketing development costs of games multiple times. In...

Warner Bros. Games Shifts Focus to Mobile Games and Live Service, Risking Console Game Production

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12 months ago
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J.B. Perrette, the head honcho of Warner Bros. Games, recently spoke at a Morgan Stanley investor seminar about the company’s direction towards live-service, free-to-play, and mobile games. He believes that...

Microsoft Announces Inclusion of 4 Console Games from Different Studios: A Necessity for Vintage Xbox Titles Aged Over 1 Year

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1 year ago
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According to Xbox, they have announced plans to bring games to other consoles. While they haven’t specified which games and platforms yet, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has made it...

Global Survey Reveals Over 95% Worldwide Engaged in Live Service Game Development or Management

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1 year ago
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According to a recent survey conducted by Griffin Gaming Partners and Rendered VC, it has been revealed that a whopping 95% of the 537 global studio games are currently in...

Sony confirms rescheduling release dates for 6 out of 12 games currently being developed in their Live Service category

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1 year ago
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Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has recently reported that they are preparing to release a total of 12 Live Service games by the end of March 2026, towards the end of...

Transforming Established Franchises into Immersive Live Service Gaming Experiences, Warner Bros. Sets the Stage

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1 year ago
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In the latest financial report, David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, stated that the company aims to transform major franchises into Live Service games. David highlighted franchises such...

Behind the Scenes: Sony Insiders Reveal a Promising Path Towards Game Live Services, Potentially Exceeding Jim Ryan’s Expectations

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1 year ago
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There have been reports of uneasiness among Sony employees regarding the recent decision made by Jim Ryan, the President of PlayStation, who just announced his retirement in March 2024. The...