GamesAsAService

There’s been some concern among the Subnautica fan base that the next entry will be going for a more “Games-as-a-Service” model. It’s a trend that’s often met with negative response, but it turns out this is probably not the case for the upcoming game. According to a recent update on Unknown World’s website – the developer behind the Subnautica series – there are no plans to implement GaaS for the next installment. This is almost certainly a response to what publisher Krafton said in a recent earnings call.…

In the past decade, the "traditional" game release model has seemingly been overtaken in interest, popularity, and commercial opportunities presented by the games-as-a-service model. A new study from GameSpot parent company Fandom shares some additional datapoints around this, helping to understand and explain what fans generally do and do not like about the games-as-a-service model compared to the traditional release setup.The Fandom survey found that fans generally prefer the more traditional release…