$200M ain't no pocket change. One would hope such high-profile failures as this or Avengers would curb execs enthusiasm for live service games, but I'm not holding my breath.

[–] ampersandrew 21 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The article even cites all of the similar flops prior to Suicide Squad not deterring leadership on their plan for Suicide Squad. Someone else out there is still making that same mistake. Like Bungie with Marathon, for example.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

As a Marathon fan since 1994, the plans for the new Marathon make me sad.

[–] ampersandrew 6 points 3 weeks ago

As someone who used to like first person shooters before they all became live service games, it makes me sad too.

[–] doodledup 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'm wondering when heads start rolling. It seems like nothing is changing.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago

As with most AAA-games, the people that view entertainment as a mere tool for money extraction got involved.

Support developers that are actually passionate about entertainment. The ghouls that make games as a means of profit seeking (and who exploit the people who are passionate) can wither away.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago

I guess it's nice to have confirmation, but I'm not an ounce surprised that the story of Suicide Squad is "big publisher pushed developer to make live-service trash." I'd be hopeful that the Rocksteady single-player title could come back, but Zaslav has committed to making more live-service flops. Absolutely wild that they couldn't learn their lesson from Hogwarts Legacy, you don't even have to make a single-player openworldathon that good and people will still praise it if you have a popular enough IP.

[–] ChicoSuave 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Holy shit, in a year of bad games, Suicide Squad stands out. Honestly shocked Forspoken or Redfall didn't get top spot.

[–] ampersandrew 9 points 3 weeks ago

Forspoken and Redfall were last year.