simple@lemm.ee to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoWhat did they mean by this?cdn.masto.hostimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down111
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minus-squareDannyBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down2·7 months agoIt’s a simple strategy. Make games that are cheaper to develop but are critically acclaimed and make even more money. I’m surprised they didn’t decide to do this sooner.
minus-squareTedrow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·7 months agoThis is a response to them closing down several studios. Including one that made a smaller game that gave them prestige.
minus-squareNounsAndWords@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·7 months agoStep 1: Destroy studios making good games. (They forgot about a Step 2)
minus-squareDannyBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoI didn’t know the context, it just sounded funny.
minus-squareoptissima@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 months agoActually the strategy is simpler than that: Make games in a monopolized market so even if it’s not critically acclaimed you own the block.
minus-squareMentalEdgelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 months agoPeople go back to playing old games. M$: wait no
It’s a simple strategy. Make games that are cheaper to develop but are critically acclaimed and make even more money. I’m surprised they didn’t decide to do this sooner.
This is a response to them closing down several studios. Including one that made a smaller game that gave them prestige.
Step 1: Destroy studios making good games.
(They forgot about a Step 2)
I didn’t know the context, it just sounded funny.
Actually the strategy is simpler than that: Make games in a monopolized market so even if it’s not critically acclaimed you own the block.
People go back to playing old games.
M$: wait no