It was, I played it while I had Covid. My company was so large it split twice. Last time I logged in no one else had been online in over six months and there were only like half of the members still in it.
I would expect a lot of the greenlighting comes from people not too deeply involved in gaming so market saturation probably was not even a factor in their decision making. New World also suffered heavily from that (plus all the bugs and other issues at launch).
They probably would have fared better had they built a name in a Genre first instead of diving head first into one of the most competitive niches in gaming with 2 projects.
On the one hand, it's surprising that Amazon has a games division. On the other hand, if it's surprising that Amazon has a games division, it really can't be a surprise that they're laying people off.
19 Comments
nocturne213@lemm.ee · 21 pts · 2y
Other than New World, i cannot think of any Amazon games.
illi@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
They are also working on a LotR MMO. Other than that... I got nothing.
JJROKCZ@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
Two mmos seems like an odd decision, why make competing products, especially in a field that requires player time dedication like mmos
nocturne213@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
For one, New World is almost dead.
JJROKCZ@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Probably because the field is already saturated and dominated. New world was big for a minute tho
nocturne213@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
It was, I played it while I had Covid. My company was so large it split twice. Last time I logged in no one else had been online in over six months and there were only like half of the members still in it.
neshura@bookwormstory.social · 1 pts · 2y
I would expect a lot of the greenlighting comes from people not too deeply involved in gaming so market saturation probably was not even a factor in their decision making. New World also suffered heavily from that (plus all the bugs and other issues at launch).
They probably would have fared better had they built a name in a Genre first instead of diving head first into one of the most competitive niches in gaming with 2 projects.
Subverb@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Lost Ark?
nocturne213@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Did not realize that was Amazon, I think I played it for 5 or 10 minutes.
loobkoob@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
I think they're just the Western publisher for it; they didn't actually have a hand in developing it as far as I know.
Kazzius@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Crucible was another one. A battle royale turned hero shooter that came and went in the same year.
njm1314@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
There was a game's division?
Coreidan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Yup and every thing they produced was hot garbage.
Time to shut it the fuck down.
merc@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y
On the one hand, it's surprising that Amazon has a games division. On the other hand, if it's surprising that Amazon has a games division, it really can't be a surprise that they're laying people off.
dandroid@dandroid.app · 10 pts · 2y
Ask me how surprised I am.
Neeen@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
How surprised are you?
dandroid@dandroid.app · 1 pts · 2y
I am not surprised.
MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y
Didn't they just make one game, that had an error that occasionally burned out Nvidia cards?
redeyejedi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
The only thing I've ever done on Amazon Games was link it to PSN so I would get periodic cash in GTAV online.