A developer behind one of this year's biggest surprise hits is no fan of so-called forever games. In fact, Palworld community manager John "Bucky" Buckley thinks playing the same title over and over is "not healthy" for anyone.
Spotted by VGC, Bucky chatted with YouTuber Going Indie about live-service titles and "dead" games. The developer at Pocketpair explained that there's nothing wrong with people moving on to new games. "I don't think you need to be kind of pushing yourself to play the same game all of the time," Bucky said. "It's not healthy for us. It's not healthy for developers. It's not healthy for gamers. It's not healthy for the gaming media."
Bucky worries that large companies will continue to push "soulless" live-service games. In fact, one could argue there has already been a live-service game bubble.
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