This is from earlier this month. But it didn’t really hit until seeing more Suicide Squad details.

“Our focus,” he continued, “is on transforming our biggest franchises from largely console and PC based with three-four year release schedules to include more always on gameplay through live services, multiplatform and free-to-play extensions, with the goal to have more players spending more time on more platforms.”

https://www.eurogamer.net/warner-bros-says-it-plans-to-transform-its-biggest-franchises-into-live-service-games

Gotham Knights is a example. Get ready to see Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Batman, and Mortal Kombat all get that “live services” treatment.

SokathHisEyesOpen
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What is “always on” in a gaming context? I can’t imagine wanting a game that you can’t close.

thejevans
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Constant connection to servers required to play, even if the entire game is being run locally.

SokathHisEyesOpen
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Oh, that’s terrible.

Capt. Wolf
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It means you must always be connected to the internet as a form of DRM.

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