How likely AAA studios aka corporations will sabotage old-time classic game initiatives to bring more people to their live-service based titles? (lemmy.ml)

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With 14% of players playing 2025 titles on Steam and new initiatives like GameDate to play old-time multiplayer classics, how likely AAA studios aka corporatations aka stakeholder interests will try to sabotage people's own ways to force people to play their shiit live-service games?

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[-] xelar@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago

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[-] red_tomato@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Doubtful initiatives like GameDate will be a threat to live service gaming. The audience excited for GameDate are likely not the types who would pay for live service either way.

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