The Massive Opportunity Cost of Sony's Shift to Live Services | Opinion
The frenzy surrounding live‑service games has been a defining, and often disastrous, trend in the industry over the last ten years. The notion that every new title should be built as a continuously updated service—an idea that many executives clung to with almost religious fervor—has drained billions of dollars, consumed countless development hours, and eroded both consumer trust and the intrinsi…
Aug. 21, 2026, 2:15 p.m.