Sega is considering launching its own video game subscription service, similar to streaming services like Netflix. This step will accelerate the transition of the gaming industry to streaming, writes the BBC, citing the company’s president, Suji Utsumi, who considers subscription products to be “very interesting” sales tools.
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The agency recalls that several similar services already exist on the market, where players pay a monthly subscription fee to access various games, and not to buy them: Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus. Costs vary depending on features and games available, but both platforms start at $6.99.
Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo, EA and Ubisoft also actively offer subscriptions. Currently, several Sega games are available through various streaming services.
“I want Sega to really shine again,” Utsumi told the BBC, adding that the company had been too concerned with controlling costs, but was now ready to “bring the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll to the gaming industry.” . “
“The next game we are working on will be quite challenging and exciting,” he said. hinting that Sonic could return to computer screens, but not necessarily in the continuation of the famous Sonic Adventure.
The company’s head admitted that 2024 was a difficult year due to cuts and the delay in the launch of Football Manager, but 2025 brings many surprises.
But for Blizzard Entertainment, on the contrary, the outgoing year turned out to be quite successful, despite the closure of games such as Concord, XDefiant, Foamstars and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The company reported its results this week, VentureBeat writes.
According to the study, players spent a total of about 8.34 billion hours on their games, or about 952 thousand years (and 480 million players died in Diablo IV during this time).
The study also cites more serious statistics: for example, from the proceeds from the sale of the “Pink Mercy” skin in Overwatch 2, the company donated approximately $12 million to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
“Earlier this year, we were excited to bring Blizzard games back to mainland China in partnership with NetEase. “We are delighted to be able to once again serve our players in China and successfully bring them back to World of Warcraft and Hearthstone in the region,” said Blizzard President Joanna Faris.
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