Subnautica 2 Devs Quickly Clarify That, No, It's Not A Live-Service Thing
Subnautica 2 Devs Quickly Clarify That, No, It's Not A Live-Service Thing
Everyone can calm down, the underwater survival game sequel isn’t adding battle passes
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I don't think they've denied that it will still need an online connection to play, though.
That's true, and it also doesn't deny infinite other things. I don't think there's any reason to think it will require an internet connection though. None of their other games do. I don't even think you need to be online to play Natural Selection 2, which almost only exists as an online game.
Then why would their publisher have a press announcement that it was going to be a live service game?
Because they said it was going to follow a live service model. A live service model just means continual updates over time though, which is what Subnautica also did until release. It was bad communication.
Then why not just say something more like "we plan to support and continue to improve on the game after release."
Saying it'll follow a "live-service model" does nothing for anyone these days.
Gotta remember, publishers are basically car salesmen. They didn't build the car, they skim over the spec sheets and learn which trims give them the best cut of the profit. They'll say whatever bullshit they want to make a sale - and in a financial report, their target isn't gamers, it's investors.
I don't know man. It was in a financial report, and that is the correct usage of the term but it's come to be associated with some less good things. It's not like he was putting that in a press release talking about the game.