Gary Whitta

There is a Tetris 2. Days Gone, I would argue, wasn't a big enough hit to justify a sequel, even though it's one of those games that's gone on to be more well-liked over time. Yeah. I don't think that's increased the commercial case for it. There probably won't be a Baldur's Gate 4, but again, it's too early to say. Nobody really knows what's going to happen.

It's like Nintendo with the Switch 2. When they announced the Switch 2, people were like, oh, Nintendo's lost it. Why is it just the Switch 2? Why haven't they reinvented the wheel again? And it's like they reinvented the wheel every single time, right? The fucking N64 and then the GameCube and then the Wii and the Wii U. Every time it was like, here's something a bit different, right?

It's like Nintendo with the Switch 2. When they announced the Switch 2, people were like, oh, Nintendo's lost it. Why is it just the Switch 2? Why haven't they reinvented the wheel again? And it's like they reinvented the wheel every single time, right? The fucking N64 and then the GameCube and then the Wii and the Wii U. Every time it was like, here's something a bit different, right?

This is not just the next version of the previous console. And they had arguably middling success with that, right? GameCube was kind of a... You know, good games, but it wasn't a massive hit for them. Wii obviously sold a lot of copies, but by the end of its life cycle, it was considered kind of like a dead console, right? Like, the whole Wiimote thing, nobody really got into that. It was a mess.

This is not just the next version of the previous console. And they had arguably middling success with that, right? GameCube was kind of a... You know, good games, but it wasn't a massive hit for them. Wii obviously sold a lot of copies, but by the end of its life cycle, it was considered kind of like a dead console, right? Like, the whole Wiimote thing, nobody really got into that. It was a mess.

Wii U obviously was kind of a mess as well, because they tried to reinvent it again. And now they find the Switch 2, this form factor that everybody loves, and like, just... yeah, let's do more of that. We finally struck like the, the fucking, the formula that people really, really like. And it remains different than anything else on the market, right?

Wii U obviously was kind of a mess as well, because they tried to reinvent it again. And now they find the Switch 2, this form factor that everybody loves, and like, just... yeah, let's do more of that. We finally struck like the, the fucking, the formula that people really, really like. And it remains different than anything else on the market, right?

There isn't anything else like a switch on the market unless you go into like PC handhelds and stuff. Um, And so, yeah, of course they're going to iterate on that.

There isn't anything else like a switch on the market unless you go into like PC handhelds and stuff. Um, And so, yeah, of course they're going to iterate on that.

Well, Valve is Valve. Valve is in a unique position. They never have to ship a game ever.

Well, Valve is Valve. Valve is in a unique position. They never have to ship a game ever.

Valve is one of the few companies left that still has a Bluetooth. In the 90s on PC Gamer, it was like Blizzard, Valve, Westwood Studios. Some of those brands don't even exist anymore. Blizzard obviously fell off badly. Valve is one of the few companies left. They're like, oh yeah, everything's just Valve. They're Valve. They're the best.

Valve is one of the few companies left that still has a Bluetooth. In the 90s on PC Gamer, it was like Blizzard, Valve, Westwood Studios. Some of those brands don't even exist anymore. Blizzard obviously fell off badly. Valve is one of the few companies left. They're like, oh yeah, everything's just Valve. They're Valve. They're the best.

Valve is never going to ship a game that they think is not Valve-worthy. Of course, Half-Life 3 has been in development at Valve for fucking years. You're foolish if you don't think it has been. And I suspect that they've got to many points where they've had something, you know, that's coming together like, no, back to square one or, you know, this isn't working.

Valve is never going to ship a game that they think is not Valve-worthy. Of course, Half-Life 3 has been in development at Valve for fucking years. You're foolish if you don't think it has been. And I suspect that they've got to many points where they've had something, you know, that's coming together like, no, back to square one or, you know, this isn't working.

Like, they're not going to ship Half-Life 3 or anything until they're like, yeah, banger. Yeah. And so, you know, they make so much money on Steam, you know, there's no pressure to do it. So Valve is a unique situation. Yeah.

Like, they're not going to ship Half-Life 3 or anything until they're like, yeah, banger. Yeah. And so, you know, they make so much money on Steam, you know, there's no pressure to do it. So Valve is a unique situation. Yeah.

We were saying during the break when we were looking at this story that it does seem like there's been a lot of these big, high-profile I guess... I don't know if... I mean, Bullyverse has ran for a bit. I guess, ultimately, you do have to call it a failure if it couldn't sustain itself. Oh, 1,000%. There's been a lot of these, right? Concord. You know, Rumbleverse went down not long ago.

We were saying during the break when we were looking at this story that it does seem like there's been a lot of these big, high-profile I guess... I don't know if... I mean, Bullyverse has ran for a bit. I guess, ultimately, you do have to call it a failure if it couldn't sustain itself. Oh, 1,000%. There's been a lot of these, right? Concord. You know, Rumbleverse went down not long ago.

It's fucking... Knockout City, I think, went down. Knockout City. That was literally the one that was on the tip of my tongue. Knockout City. Now this... still far more failures in this live service space than successes, right? You can point to Helldivers and Destiny and the games that continue to tick along seemingly somewhat healthily.