Correct me if I’m being ignorant here but I don’t know if there’s ever been a single company that’s pulled itself out of degenerate business practices
God forbid a gamer enjoy playing a video game and hope a studio learns from their mistakes.
binux@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
SoupBrick@pawb.social 5 minutes ago
The two off the top of my head would be No Man’s Sky and R6 Seige.
No Man’s Sky: …substack.com/…/the-decade-long-journey-of-no-man…
Not sure how R6 is doing currently, but at one point they had a decent resurgence after they finally doubled down on improving the game.
These don’t match the exact scenario of Bungie, but they work as evidence that a studio CAN create something great out of something mediocre.
Rothe@piefed.social 1 hour ago
It was created as a live-service game. It was never not a mtx fest.
SoupBrick@pawb.social 24 minutes ago
Correct, but as is the case with Warframe, which has so many more premium currency purchases you CAN make, it is possible to have a live service game and also make something fantastic that players can enjoy for decades.