What, you mean like a game you only buy once and just play online for free after that? Why would anyone want that?
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ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
At this point, I’m convinced that most developers have forgotten how to make a multiplayer game that isn’t live service. Larian still remembers, but you’d think some people who make action games would remember too.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 3 weeks ago
Mark12870@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Idk… I just played Phasmophobia yesterday with friends and had a lot of fun. 🤷🏻♂️ So its only about people decision for what they want to spend their money.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I don’t think the developers have forgotten, they just can’t get permission from management to make one because management demands MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue) as part of the business model because that is valued at 7x EBITDA.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
No, that’s not it. Single player games still get made. You can monetize multiplayer much the same way, but basically no one makes a multiplayer game that you just sell once, maybe with an expansion or two, like they do single player games. Naughty Dog threw their hands in the air and said, “These are the only two options, and we choose single player!” instead of just selling a Last of Us multiplayer game for a single purchase.