During the company’s most recent earnings call on November 7, the CEO of Warner Bros. David Zaslav: Games, that the gaming division was “performing well below its potential,” and this comes after financial disappointments such as MultiVersus and Suicide Squad: Eliminate the Justice Leaguewhich lost both the studio more than $ 300 million, and now, Warner Bros. Games will focus more on the most successful titles moving forward.
Adding to the loss of both games, Warner Bros. $300 million in 2024. WB Games has previously admitted that Suicide Squad underperformed because it cost the company $200 million, which is a lot, and the company lost another $100 million from returns. Multifaceted Weak after a year of absence.
One of the losses was reported in August, and the second loss was reported recently, which shows that the gaming giant had a big loss this year, because there are more such cases.
This coincides with the failure of other service games such as Skulls and Bones and Concord. The second game and its sequel were shut down shortly after its release.
Based on the above, can we say that the popularity of service games has ended, as happened with battle royale games in the past? Share your opinion with us in the comments section below.