Rumbleverse shutting down

[kitler53]

... apparently.  just six months old.

Epic Games' Rumbleverse will be shutting down at the end of February. pic.twitter.com/xsMZWVzA0u

— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) January 30, 2023

Me. I think store delistings start today. So there's probably an announcement coming.

— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) January 30, 2023

do I care about rumbleverse?   not a lick.

do I worry this will be the fate of a massive amount of Sony's first party over the next couple years?  absolutely.

[Legend]

Didn't know this was a thing

[kitler53]

Didn't know this was a thing

you didn't know rumbleverse existed?

it didn't land well but it was published by epic and got a lot of press early on. 

[Legend]

you didn't know rumbleverse existed?

it didn't land well but it was published by epic and got a lot of press early on.

Nope. Guess it was at Game Awards 2021 but I have zero memory of seeing that trailer.

[the-pi-guy]

I just watched the trailer, and I have no idea what I'm looking at.  

[kitler53]

lol, can't believe you guys aren't even aware of this.   are we all gaming fanatics?

it's a 3D fighting game.   it has some fans that think it's really good but a lot of people felt it was too complicated.  aka it's a fighting game.   


...but that's not really my point.  like i said i "don't give a lick" about this game.  The point of this thread is the GaaS space is getting very very crowded.  personally i can't really manage to play more than 1 at a time.   for a long time it was rocket league for me.  now it's multiversus.  but it's really hard to get into more than 1 at a time.   oh sure some of the GaaS games get massively popular and make massive amounts of money.  but most are like a fart in the wind and are dead weeks after release.   

i don't have any data to back me up but i feel like when a GaaS fails it fails harder (financially speaking) than a single player game.  with "free to play" as the entry point i figure some of these make almost no revenue at all when they flop.

so back to sony.  sony is planning to make a bunch of GaaS games over the next few years.  how many will be successful?  will any of them be successful?   kitler53 is worried....

[the-pi-guy]

lol, can't believe you guys aren't even aware of this.   are we all gaming fanatics?

There's thousands of games.
I don't have the time or the desire to follow games I don't have any interest in.

[Legend]

so back to sony.  sony is planning to make a bunch of GaaS games over the next few years.  how many will be successful?  will any of them be successful?   kitler53 is worried....

Yeah definitely. Even during PS4 most of their multiplayer games were failures. Drawn to Death was shutdown quickly, Rigs was shut down quickly, the tomorrow children was shut down quickly, etc.

[the-pi-guy]

An open letter to the Rumbleverse Community from the developers of the game: https://t.co/2N2NARrrem pic.twitter.com/rqfpKL8jNd

— Iron Galaxy Studios (@IronGalaxy) January 31, 2023

We have made the decision to sunset Apex Legends Mobile.

We're sure you have a lot of questions. For more information on where things are at currently, including an FAQ, please read the blog below.https://t.co/Yjr4EOJnTq pic.twitter.com/4k3dGzOL12

— Respawn (@Respawn) January 31, 2023