Former Trion boss Scott Hartsman cautions studios to reconsider live service games

10 Nov 2023Source: MassivelyOp
Former Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman has a few words of advice for any studio contemplating the creation of a live service game: Maybe don’t? At the very least, he’s asking these companies to understand the complexity and purpose of such games before blindly jumping on board the “everything should be live service” bandwagon.
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