I wouldn't say it's dead as Warframe is doing fine. And it's 11th year, so I think you hit the nail on the head that the narratives that just turned people off.
A lot of these live service games die off because they have no clue that the setting itself is important. Despite some of the minor pandering Rockstar does, GTA V has lasted more than a decade because the core game is still set around the setting of being a criminal. The most pandering expansions, the Casino Heist and probably Drug Wars still had the whole your robbing a casino and dealing drugs for big money.
I think it's just a talent drain at these franchises and they become woke to compensate off ESG, now that's drying up, they're fucked.
The talent drain is a direct result of diversity hiring mandates, imo, so I think it’s still the fault of woke in the end. If I were a talented and skilled straight white male dev, I can’t imagine working for a AAA studio where I’m expected to carry the load while simultaneously being public enemy number one. All that for crap pay and no job security? No wonder indie and AA are dominating.
I wouldn't say it's dead as Warframe is doing fine. And it's 11th year, so I think you hit the nail on the head that the narratives that just turned people off.
A lot of these live service games die off because they have no clue that the setting itself is important. Despite some of the minor pandering Rockstar does, GTA V has lasted more than a decade because the core game is still set around the setting of being a criminal. The most pandering expansions, the Casino Heist and probably Drug Wars still had the whole your robbing a casino and dealing drugs for big money.
I think it's just a talent drain at these franchises and they become woke to compensate off ESG, now that's drying up, they're fucked.
The talent drain is a direct result of diversity hiring mandates, imo, so I think it’s still the fault of woke in the end. If I were a talented and skilled straight white male dev, I can’t imagine working for a AAA studio where I’m expected to carry the load while simultaneously being public enemy number one. All that for crap pay and no job security? No wonder indie and AA are dominating.