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[โ€“] grandepequeno@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a Sony title that didn't crack 700 concurrent players on its first day.

Holy molly. You gotta wonder how many of these failed "games-as-a-service" attempts are black spots on these companies balance sheet that they cover with profits from actually good single player games, and yet they keep trying

[โ€“] jack@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

I mean they also had Helldivers 2 this year so clearly the games as a service model can produce hits big enough to cover for the misses