The gaming industry is moving more and more to the same kinds of models we?ve seen both music and movies already embrace; streaming and subscription services are common ways to consume the latest TV shows and newest albums, but games have been slower to adopt the format. When asked how they thought subscription services would impact the value of games, developers couldn?t come to a consensus. 25% worried that subscription services would devalue games, another 25% said they would not. Those in-between either said they might devalue games or didn?t know.
The latest GDC Developers Survey, issued just ahead of GDC 2020, surveyed more than 4000 game developers on various topics, including this one. It also opened up the survey for additional comments. One developer likened the return on subscription models to how little artists make from music streaming services like Spotify. Another said that ?it?s untenable in the long term,? adding that its a model to help AAA games marketing machine, but is likely to hurt indies.
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