this week in the business
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This Week In The Business: The End Of Esports’ Innocence
1“Apparel is an essential part of running an esports team. That side of the business has to work for the rest to work.” — Erik Londré, head of events and influencers for esports team Fnatic, which just opened its own pop-up retail store in Shoreditch to sell merchandise and host events.
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This Week In The Business: Don’t Give The Market What It Wants
“I would love to make a game that everyone loves, but at the same time I wouldn’t want to compromise and just give the market what it wants. We could all make first-person shooters, but we have a much more exciting industry with people exploring different routes.” — Quantic Dream’s David Cage accepts that his…
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This Week In The Business: Caveats In 4K
QUOTE | “I think there are a lot of caveats [Sony’s] giving customers right now around 4K.” — Albert Penello, senior director of product management and planning at Xbox, commenting on how PS4 Pro compares to Microsoft’s upcoming Scorpio console.
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This Week In The Business: Conventional Wis-dumb
“The reality of doing business in the games industry is much more nuanced than prevailing industry opinions would suggest, namely because those opinions lack appropriate context.” – Butterscotch Shenanigans’ Sam Coster explains why the studio ignored everyone telling it a simultaneous mobile-PC launch for its Crashlands was a terrible idea.