This means on of two things

by narcogen , Andover, Massachusetts, Monday, February 18, 2013, 10:03 (4299 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Adam Sessler talks about information told to him by Activision's CEO on Destiny's cost.

This either means:

1. Simply buying the content is enough to support such a game, and MMOs like WOW have been charging you a subscription fee for nothing.

I'm going to guess that WoW's infrastructure has higher requirements than Destiny's, as a start.

In addition... yes. WoW makes considerably more margin than non subscription games. There are other challenges-- ongoing support, service availability, and churn, but if these are properly managed, recurring revenue always trumps one-time revenue.

Time WoW players spend playing just ensures they will keep playing, and thus keep paying.

Time WoW players spend not playing is free money.

Eve's infrastructure probably costs more per player than WoW's because of their single shard architecture and lower player base, but they've still managed to be stable over time where plenty other wanna-be WoW killers bite the dust.

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