The Massive Opportunity Cost of Sony's Shift to Live Services – An Opinion Piece
The craze for live‑service games that swept the industry over the last ten years has been thoroughly dissected by analysts and journalists alike. The notion that every new title should be built as a constantly evolving online experience proved to be a reckless fantasy, one that drained billions of dollars, countless development hours, and, perhaps most damagingly, eroded player goodwill and the i…
Aug. 21, 2026, 2:15 p.m.