The head of PS Indies has dropped his opinion on the trajectory the industry is taking
From time to time a controversy arises in relation to the format with which the companies develop the games in mind. Above all, because lately the sector is going in some directions that, inevitably, causes others to be ignored. I’m talking, specifically, about video games as a service: those titles that have managed to achieve great levels of popularity at the cost of certain companies leaving aside other types of experiences, such as those that are intended for a single player. However, one of those that does not forget the latter is the PlayStation itselfwho is always preparing in the oven some other bombing of the usual.
And, precisely, one of the company’s top brass Shuhei Yoshida, who is a Japanese businessman who chaired SIE Worldwide Studios at the time and is now the director of the company’s Indies division, He has come to the fore to give his opinion on what is happening lately in the industry. I leave you with everything he has said below, because I find it quite interesting.
Shuhei Yoshida on Games as a Service
The information comes from an interview that the portal The Guardian did to the aforementioned manager 👈🏻 Yoshida maintains that he has faith in the video game industry and believes that it will always be a place for ever-growing creativity ✅ However, he also comments that he is concerned about recent fashions that almost all games have to conform to the titles as a service model ❗️ Even add the following: ”No one wants to see the top 10 games every year be filled with the same type of service game. That would be kind of boring, if you ask me.” ✅
What exactly is Games as a Service?
Games as a service are those titles that continue to receive free or paid content once they have been released through updates. These have to reach it frequently so that the title remains relevant even years later that it has come to light. That is why they are called as a service, since they are titles that evolve over time and are constantly changing so that we can access them whenever we want. Next, I leave you with some examples of titles as a service:
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Warzone 2
Genshin Impact
Clash Royale
What do you think of all this? Do you think there are too many games as a service in the market? I read you in the comments.
