Blu-ray.com got the word from a reliable source that Senior Vice President of Market Management for Warner Home Video, Stephen Nickerson has stepped down from his position. During his tenure, Mr. Nickerson was an outspoken proponent of HD DVD. No word on his successor, or if Warner will change it stance on high definition releases.
With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.
It was worrisome to begin with.
It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.
Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.
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Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."
I like the way Helldivers 2 does battle passes. It allows you to make purchases on each level of the battle pass and gives you the option of choosing which item to unlock first. The more purchases you make using medals the further you progress. There is no timer and you can earn medals towards purchasing stuff via personal orders and Major orders.
I haven't played much live service games that have battle passes but I remember some games that have battle passes where you progress through it linearly using an exp system. What makes it really bad is that the battle pass will have like 50 or more levels with the cooler stuff being closer to the end. They also have an in-game shop that sells exp boosters so you can reach the end of the pass before it refreshes. Everyone ilse will have to grind their way through.
battle pass in fortnite is perfect; buy one and it buys the rest for every other season as it gives you more money than the first cost. so 8.50 and season ends with you getting 13.00, it pays for the next and you have some pocket change to save up for cash shop. All of which is optional
If this means that The Matrix Trilogy for Blu-ray comes sooner then I'm all for it.
Warner has favored HD-DVD so far with releasing Matrix trilogy first on that format and its 300 HD-DVD having more features than Blu-ray one but could " if Warner will change it stance on high definition releases" mean that they might go Blu-ray exclusive to fight Paramount?
Warner going Blu could be the biggest news bomb of the month, even bigger than Paramount's move.
LOL just joking
Warner will probably not go HD DVD exclusive because, unlike Paramount, Warner has bigger and better movies to offer and they will make more money if they stick to both formats.
I will agree with MK_Red (comment #2)that if Warner does go Blu then the format war is over for sure. Don't forget that 300 on blu-ray outsold the HD DVD version nearly 2:1 but those numbers could've changed over the last week.
it seems alot of heat on the high-def lately....
oh well...*go back to play persona 3*