Had a lot of fun playing in a couple Final Fantasy Prereleases last weekend. Here is what a $45 prerelease kit that took 1st place looks like. You're honestly hoping to just pull one good mythic or alt art out of those 6 Play packs. My first one was trash and maybe $10 of cards total...
Gamepass is having an amazing 2025. It's good to see.
I still think there's a snowball's chance they could sweep the populace off their feet and earn a (platform?) leading share of users via PC gamepass in the future.
Clair Obscur is proof of concept for furthering your success via Gamepass.
Going back to the main point: you've got to put out a great game first. don't put the cart before the horse.
Also proof that development studios can put out a top notch game and still make great money for only $50...
errr I was pretty sure I read from multiple sources that Sony already removed the PSN account requirement from those handful of games on Steam? that it just gives in-game bonuses for signing up and logging in now. It's also no longer listed on any of the game Steam pages.
I finally got around to playing and finishing GoW: Ragnarok, and platinum'd it. Really good game overall. Excellent story, world building, and beautiful environments. The high point of the game were the gorgeous character models and the custom armor skin that makes into every cutscene in...
The acid reflux inducing one is "GPU". Quickest way to tell everyone else that you are in your own naive little gaming silo. "GPU" means something else to 90% of other gamers in your exact same hobby who aren't stuck on a single platform. It has been a well-established acronym for about three...
What do you call that theory where the lowest tier is not an option? and everyone goes with the middle option? The Golden Middle? Or in this case, the more expensive model because the lower is not palatable.
People buy the Switch Lite specifically because it is $100 or $200. I don't even...
"We expected more people to buy DLC for the game they didn't buy (and don't own)".
wow look at the money making magician as he pulls a rabbit out of his hat.
It's why soulless suits analysts fail at these game development endeavors.
The most important thing is that you have to actually make...
Yes. there is also the financial forecasting and risk assessment programs which are telling companies how much they will make after their title comes off Gamepass after six months or a year. They are using AI tools to calculate what percentage of players are going to buy the full game release...