Warner Bros. has announced a strategic shift in its gaming division, planning to move away from the traditionally 'volatile' AAA console game market in favor of focusing more on free-to-play and mobile games. This decision comes in the wake of calling 'Suicide Squad' a disappointment and acknowledging that even the success of 'Hogwarts Legacy,' the best-selling game of 2023, wasn't enough to deter them from this new focus. The company aims to increase its presence in the live-service games market, citing "disappointments" like Suicide Squad and the volatility and high risk associated with big-budget AAA titles. Additionally, Warner Bros. has highlighted its intention to concentrate on core franchises such as Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, DC, and Mortal Kombat in its future projects.
Warner says "disappointments" like Suicide Squad make the big-budget games business "very volatile," so it wants to increase focus on free-to-play and live service games. https://t.co/fJRpF4c1Cf
WB Published Live Service Game: Fails Miserably * Everyone: Can’t you see WB that we want more Single-Player Games and Less Live-Service? WB Games: Suicide Squad did not meet our expectations Everyone: Good now you will make more Single-Player Games right? WB Games: We will… https://t.co/w6sIs78cye
Warner Bros. Games wants to further invest in live service even after Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League fell short of expectations. https://t.co/OTtYlp2N2z https://t.co/Tuta7LmwEe
Warner Bros. addressing "volatile" AAA console space with live services, mobile free-to-play https://t.co/i4i2ybSR6h #gamedev #gamedevelopment #mobile #indiedev
After Suicide Squad ‘Disappoints,’ WB Doubles Down On Live-Service Games https://t.co/yoUci1GB7w https://t.co/cT20LjpCum
Warner Bros Games plans to focus more on their core franchises 🎮 Singled out were: • Game of Thrones • Harry Potter • DC • Mortal Kombat https://t.co/5zrujjO0Al
Warner Bros aims to increase focus on free-to-play and live service games because "disappointments" like Suicide Squad make the big-budget business "very volatile." https://t.co/4ZkSogILer
Warner Bros. has reiterated plans to increase its focus on free-to-play and live service games, saying it wants to rely less on the “very volatile” triple-A console games business. https://t.co/6HDT70l9Xv https://t.co/d9agCKKomB
Hogwarts Legacy was the best-selling game of 2023, but Warner Bros says it wants to focus on free-to-play and live-service games even after Suicide Squad setbacks https://t.co/gF91uQs3ik
As Warner Bros calls Suicide Squad a "disappointment," it also doubles down on making live service games Hogwarts Legacy, one of 2023's biggest games, also wasn't enough https://t.co/hlXeEf9zyJ https://t.co/QRWY1hlvBV
Warner Bros. focusing on mobile and free-to-play instead of "volatile" AAA console games https://t.co/D9hZUBkuRi https://t.co/RepydMollX
Warner Bros says the company plans to focus more on live-service, mobile, and free-to-play games. https://t.co/w0NR2HoZHE
Warner Bros. looking to focus more on free-to-play and mobile, less volatile AAA https://t.co/drDyMMF002
Warner Bros. Wants To Shift Away From "Volatile" AAA Console Games, Lean Into Free-To-Play And Mobile https://t.co/ubhyHfzXRb https://t.co/ciT0dMAAkz
The concurrent player count for the Steam version of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has dropped so much since launch that it’s now frequently lower than that of Gotham Knights. https://t.co/rZVIyRqpWx https://t.co/h5SwOWbSLN