The Massive Opportunity Cost of Sony's Shift to Live Services – An Opinion Piece
The frenzy surrounding live‑service games has been a defining, and often disastrous, trend in the video‑game industry over the last ten years. The notion that every new title should be built as a live‑service experience—an idea that many executives clung to as if it were a universal truth—has drained billions of dollars, consumed countless development hours, and eroded both consumer goodwill and …
Aug. 21, 2026, 2:15 p.m.