Intrinsic Economies
Catalin AlexandruIn-depth essays on the economics, strategy and psychology of video games
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The end of closed Xbox hardware and Steam's existential threat to consoles
One hardware walled garden is crumbling and it's signalling a long overdue sea change for the industry
I’ve had a version of this post sitting in drafts since April, but the Xbox ROG Ally announcements, unexpected scale of recent Microsoft...
Leverage Points & The Longer Answer To Warren Spector's "Are AA Games Doomed?" GamesBeat Question
AA games especially? Not in any way different from the rest. But if done differently they can permanently unf*ck the industry.
Back in May I debated Michael Pachter at GamesBeat on the topic “Is There Growth Ahead For the Industry?” There...
Steam, Aggregators And The Game Industry
The same playbook that commoditized the rest of the media landscape is being successfully deployed by Steam and games are a much easier target
You already know what a platform is, but the term aggregator is nowhere near as widespread. The...
Monopoly In The Game Industry
This is part 4 of a 5 part series looking at why layoffs actually happen and why unionization alone is not enough to stop them.
Catch up on Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 5.
Roblox, Fortnite and the Single Player Metagame
What needs to happen for single player premium games to compete credibly against Fortnite, Roblox on scale and revenue
I’ve written a great deal on here and other places why the triumph of free to play and live ops as business models has b...
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