We are very aware of what was well-received, what needed to be tweaked and what went wrong. It was always our intention to incorporate players’ opinions into the process of shaping this IP. Some of that we already used developing New Horizon update, as well as for Worldslayer expansion. We got a lot of valuable feedback from players and media on the various stages of presenting the game to the public. What lessons from Outriders will you carry on to your future projects, whether they're in the same series or not? Is there anything specific you can reveal about what's next for PCF? On the top of that, yes, I think that subscription services can be beneficial for AAA games – it’s all matter of the right approach and predicting the market’s response, ergo: successful go-to-market strategy. Please remember that the terms of the deal are a matter of confidentiality between Square Enix and Microsoft, and we don’t have a direct insight into them. In case of Xbox Game Pass launch, we relied on the expertise of our publisher – and Square Enix decided that this partnership would be beneficial to the game in context of promoting the new IP and user base growth. Do you believe that's a contributing factor, and how do you view the process of launching a AAA game as a third party on Game Pass? There was some controversy about the game launching on Xbox Game Pass, whether that may have depressed sales.

Every model can be used successfully if the game fits it, and you are able to provide high quality content. As PCF, we are always monitoring the market trends and apply them to the projects in our pipeline. It’s just one of the ways of delivering and monetizing the game. I wouldn’t say there is any fundamental flaw in live service model. I hope that Worldslayer DLC will satisfy all our fans waiting for new content. This was our vision for the Vanilla game, which I think we have always shared with Square Enix, and the game was developed with this in mind. Why was that decision made? Do you see a fundamental flaw with the current live service landscape that has seen a host of failed titles (i.e., Anthem)?Īs for the model, we were clear from the Day 1 that we want to deliver full-package game and full experience for the players with Outriders. It was patched and updated frequently, but it didn't have roadmaps or seasons, and has stuck with one Expedition update and one large DLC.

From the start, PCF was adamant that Outriders was not a live service game.

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