I understand thinking too little but too hard? (Destiny)

by scarab , Sunday, December 07, 2014, 04:49 (3880 days ago) @ red robber

It makes sense not to think in isolation when trying to understand what happened with Destiny.

Activision must have had a commercial plan when they entered into a deal with Bungie.

Is there truth in the idea that cooperative play was toned down in COD and competitive play toned down in Destiny?

He suggests that it wouldn't make sense for Activision's two games to compete with each other but I remember hearing that most pet food (cat or dog) "brands" were actually owned by just two companies. If one company makes a new brand then it takes some customers from its own brands and some from its rival's. There is a net gain when making a new brand.

Would that work in the gaming industry? Destiny might take from Halo as well as COD.

I get the impression that most people here wouldn't piss on COD if it was on fire so it's hard to imagine that most people here would own both. But is that true outside of DBO?

He plays both games and I've met plenty of people in Destiny who play both games. Is he being hopelessly naive or is there considerable overlap between the populations?