Report: 95% of studios are working on or aim to release a live service gamewww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca ylai ( @ylai@lemmy.ml ) Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 months ago message-square17fedilinkarrow-up131
arrow-up131external-linkReport: 95% of studios are working on or aim to release a live service gamewww.gamesindustry.biz ylai ( @ylai@lemmy.ml ) Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 months ago message-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-square renard_roux ( @renard_roux@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink1•edit-29 months agoIf anyone else, like me, doesn’t know what a ‘live service game’ is, this is the definition from the article: The survey defines live services as any regular update cadence planned for a game. The report notes that traditional game development is two-three years long, while live production is more than five years. If anyone has a simpler and more succinct definition, please do share ❤️
minus-square conciselyverbose ( @conciselyverbose@kbin.social ) linkfedilink7•9 months agoLive service means “forced online with a trash content treadmill to maximize FOMO”.
minus-square renard_roux ( @renard_roux@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink1•9 months agoAlso very succinct and to the point, thank you! 😊👌
minus-square Midnitte ( @Midnitte@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink3•9 months agoLive service typically means a game that continuously delivers content, typically on a schedule. Think Destiny 2, Fortnight, etc
minus-square renard_roux ( @renard_roux@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink2•9 months agoPerfect, thank you, that’s a lot easier to understand! ❤️ I personally don’t play any online and/or multiplayer games, so the term was new to me.
If anyone else, like me, doesn’t know what a ‘live service game’ is, this is the definition from the article:
If anyone has a simpler and more succinct definition, please do share ❤️
Live service means “forced online with a trash content treadmill to maximize FOMO”.
Also very succinct and to the point, thank you! 😊👌
Live service typically means a game that continuously delivers content, typically on a schedule. Think Destiny 2, Fortnight, etc
Perfect, thank you, that’s a lot easier to understand! ❤️
I personally don’t play any online and/or multiplayer games, so the term was new to me.