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Electronic Arts says its future lies in developing "games as a platform," building on the success it has seen with live service models for titles such as FIFA, The Sims and Apex Legends."
Wilson said that some consumers rely more on familiar brands during such times, which puts EA in good stead, but that this current phase will pass and there will be opportunities to focus on new IP.
"But what we don't think that will outweigh is this movement to these broader social ecosystems that are games, games as platforms," he said, according to a transcript by Seeking Alpha. "What we are seeing is the evolution of the definition of a game."
"It's really not just about the complexity of games," he said. "It's really about the changing nature of what it is that we're building, but more importantly, the changing nature of how we derive value from that development over the long term.
"So where we once built games in one year or two years and then monetize them over five weeks or five months, now games as a platform are taking longer, but the benefits are exponentially greater."
Source:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-investing-in-building-games-as-a-platform
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