Hitman Dev Hopes Many Games Will Follow Similar Approach

Studio head Hans Seifert believes the game should "make sense" with this approach.

[-Foxtrot]

Hopefully not.

Jesus, this whole push on episode content they are doing is worrying. They really do want it to become the standard.

I hope it fails. I do not want this happening to any other game.

[bixxel]

Me too. Worst business model ever.

[ThunderPulse]

SE wants your money so so bad.

[Lamboomington]

Why ?
They aren't getting any more money. They're losing it to the many people who will buy only a part of it, but not buy later episodes.

If there is a potential problem with this Hitman game it has to do with holding people's interest over an entire year, not the business model. ie, it might have the problem that most episodic games have.

If the game has enough content by the end of the year, then the business model is one that allows you to pay only for what you want, instead of the entire $60 dollars.

[Lamboomington]

Depends on how it turns out. If the game somehow manages to have enough content to keep players playing for that long, then it'll be good. If not (which is more likely) then it's going to suck.

That's the issue. I don't want games split up into content I can only play for a few hours, and then wait a whole freaking month for the next bit. Ruins the game experience.

Episodic content using this model is going to lead to less revenue, not more. This leads me to believe they're not doing this out of greed or anything, but genuinely trying something new. We'll see if they prove our negativity wrong.

[s45gr32]

From the episodic games that I have played is that a lot of times I end up waiting 2 to three months for the next episode. For example, "The Wolf Among US": episode one came out between October or November, the second episode came out in February.

[bixxel]

I don't.
Master Yoda's opinion to Devs-"A shadow of greed that is."
Master Windu's opinion to Devs-"I sense a plot against the gamers"
Obi-Wan Kenobi's opinion to Devs-"Stretch out your feelings, publishers."

[-Foxtrot]

I thought Master Windu's would be

"Y'all Mother F***** gotta relax"

[bixxel]

Master Yoda:" Patience, patience.... Aggression, hatred, these are the paths of the dark side of the force. "
But the only problem for me is that, Devs are not ones with the force and the grandmaster jedis' are all as force ghosts.

[s45gr32]

LOL best use of Star Wars dialogue 😁

[chrisx]

What a ridiculous statement made by this man. I have faith gamers will never accept this trash

[Der_Kommandant]

It's in our hands, please my fellow gamers don't support this.

[2pacalypsenow]

Great because having to wait a whole year to finish a game is good? SMH...

[generationjeu]

How to buy videogames in 2016:

Step 1: Wait one year*
Step 2: Profit

* Except from Nintendo, which is usually fine day one.

[lociefer]

no no no no no, this is just wrong, hitman is not the type of game made for this sort of practice, i hope it sells less than expected just to send a message, and i also hope the guy that suggested this gets fired ! , please don't buy it

[ThePhantomHaircut]

Making a game episodic compromises the game's design from the very outset. On top of that, there's little doubt it's a tactic to make money during development and ultimately get people to pay $100+ for a $60 game. Either that or get a sweet quick $15 from people who are curious but will only spend so much. I don't like it. It's just going to breed crappier games while manipulating consumers.

[pecorre]

Why would I buy a game that is still in development?

[RustyShackleford]

Somebody sure beat him with the stupid stick, what an idiot.

[FullmetalRoyale]

We shall see the week one sales. This type of model isn't for me, and I'm curious to see what the consensus is with real world players. Not going to judge, but I am curious.

[s45gr32]

They will buy it, despite hating the model. They bought call of duty despite being the same every year. Bought $60.00 games with microtransanctions on them (GT, Forza, MGS V, etc.). So, no I have no faith in gamers like I used to

[FullmetalRoyale]

Well, I bought CoD because I enjoyed the game(beta), and I play things that bring me joy, not because someone online says it's okay to play. How's it on that high horse, man? 😒

[N0TaB0T]

Remember when developers didn't pull a 180 on releasing the complete game? Yeah that was over a decade ago.

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if they do that will mean more money for me.