TWIG #386: CoD MW4 Revealed, Sony's State of Play, Bungie's End and 007 First Light

About this episode

The episode discusses major gaming news including the reveal of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4, Sony's decision to stop PC ports, and Bungie's layoffs following Destiny 2's final update.

Call of Duty is getting back to basics, Sony is pulling the plug on PC ports, and Bungie is laying off staff after Destiny 2's final update. Meanwhile, Summer Game Fest is here, and everyone has something to announce. In this episode, we break down: ● Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4, kill blocks, DMZ is back, no last-gen SKUs ● Why dropping PS4 and Xbox One could hurt units but help revenue ● GTA 6 pricing debate, is $70 leaving money on the table? ● Sony State of Play, Wolverine, God of War's female lead, and first-party sales in freefall ● Why Sony killed PlayStation games on PC and whether that math makes sense ● Xbox's content problem and why Matthew Ball won't fix it ● Summer Game Fest and the new platform are trying to make marketing spend attributable ● Niko Partners Asia and MENA report; 13 markets, $103B by 2030 ● Why Western publishers still can't crack Asia ● Female gamers now make up nearly half the market in regions that were 80% male five years ago ● 007 First Light, 1.5M units at launch, but does it pencil at $200M dev spend? ● Bungie layoffs, end of Destiny 2, and what happens to the studio next ● Forza 6 at 5M units and why the racing genre is basically spoken for…

People in this episode

Host: Deconstructor of Fun

Topics covered

• Call of Duty
• Sony State of Play
• Bungie layoffs
• GTA 6 pricing
• Summer Game Fest
• Gaming market trends

Keywords

• Call of Duty
• Sony
• Bungie
• Destiny 2
• GTA 6
• Summer Game Fest
• gaming market
• PlayStation
• Forza 6
• 007 First Light

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sony, Bungie

Products: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4, Destiny 2, GTA 6, PlayStation, Forza 6, 007 First Light

Places: Asia, MENA

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