While the stock market may love the term "AI," companies haven't figured out how to optimally monetize the services that go along with it.
    • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      1 year ago

      Flash games did not die out because people stopped playing them. The smart phone was created and this changed the entire landscape of small game development.

          • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            1 year ago

            It was atrocious compared to what we have now. But god fucking dammit I love those games. They mean more to me than a lot of AAA studios.

        • FaceDeer@kbin.social
          3·
          1 year ago

          If it had been killed without an adequate replacement (eg. mobile gaming) then people wouldn’t have let Flash die. There are open-source flash players.

    • Szymon@lemmy.caEnglish
      61·
      1 year ago

      Flash games didnt die on their own, the technology was purposefully killed off via similar corporate requirements to maximize profits.

      • kirklennon@kbin.social
        8·
        1 year ago

        It died because Safari for iPhone supported only open web standards. Flash was also the leading cause of crashes on the Mac because it was so poorly-written. It was also a huge security vulnerability and a leading vector for malware, and Adobe just straight up wasn’t able to get it running well on phones. Flash games were also designed with the assumption of a keyboard and mouse so many could never work right on touchscreen devices.