While Take-Two is riding high on their announcement that a GTA 6 trailer is coming, its CEO has some…interesting ideas on how much video games could cost, part of a contingent of executives that believe games are underpriced, given their cost, length or some combination of the two.

  • mordack550@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s why live services games needs to incorporate micro transactions. The studio needs to have a constant revenue stream to maintain the development and the infrastructure cost.

    That’s why live services game needs to end

    • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      That’s why live services games needs to incorporate micro transactions.

      Not really. Subscriptions are a thing, or used to be, at least. But they’re nowhere as profitable as mtx.

      That’s why live services game needs to end

      MMORPGs would like a word with you