Sony is reconsidering the live service plans it made earlier this year, while Gotham Knights' publisher says it wants to go all in.
During Sony's FY2023 Q2 earnings call, company president Hiroki Totoki discussed Sony's live service plans and revealed the company was reviewing the 12 live service games it currently has in development. In May of this year, Sony was in the midst of a live service push as it aimed to "increase the number of active users on PC." Now, Totoki has said the company only plans to release six of the games by the end of the financial year 2025.
This is somewhat surprising considering Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was reportedly delayed following live service backlash from fans. In the same earnings call, Zaslav added: "Ultimately, we want to drive engagement and monetization of longer cycles and at higher levels. We are currently under scale and see significant opportunity to generate greater post-purchase revenue." The company currently holds the rights to several big lPs, including Batman, Harry Potter, Mortal Combat, and more.
While we wait for all of these live service games, find out what else we'll be playing soon with our new games 2023 list.
