Are these games a mistake, or is there something different about gachas?

Are we heading towards an open world gachapocalypse, or is there just something different about gacha games? If you’re a fan of open-world games and at least tolerate gacha mechanics — or the other way around — the next couple of years look incredible at first glance. There are so many games on their way which have so much potential, that it’s actually been hard to keep track. But as someone who pays as much attention to the western gaming industry as the east, I can’t help but see some troubling similarities. AAA western companies saw the runaway success of several live-service games which had given us something new, and spent years working on their own attempts at the same ideas. Years later, one after another these games were finally ready for release …only to find that their investment crashed and burned in the face of either indifference or outright disdain from their audience. Are we about to see the same happen in the gacha industry, or will they succeed where the western developers failed? I could see arguments either way, but personally think there are reasons to be optimistic. Let’s talk about it. Upcoming gachas mentioned: - Arknights Endfield - Ananta (formerly Project Mugen) - Azur Promilia - Neverness to Everness - Wangyue - Duet Night Abyss - White Shadow - Unending Dawn - Xunjing - Axis of Eternity - Mongil: Star Dive - Project 2/3 Utopia - The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin - Project Crescent - Astaweave Haven - Rumoured open-world Nikke gacha game 00:00 Intro 00:56 Western live-service • Origins 02:22 Western live-service • Oversaturation 03:49 Western live-service • Collapse 05:46 Open-world gachas • Genshin Impact 06:48 Open-world gachas • Tower of Fantasy 07:19 Open-world gachas • Wuthering Waves 08:03 Open-world gachas • Infinity Nikki 08:46 Open-world gachas • Coming soon 09:58 Reasons for optimism 10:24 Reasons for optimism • Diversity 11:27 Reasons for optimism • Narrative 12:14 Reasons for optimism • Dedication 12:59 Reasons for optimism • Revenue 13:41 Reasons for optimism • Competition 14:38 Conclusion I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games, streams 3pm UK every Wed/Sat/Sun https://www.twitch.tv/saurusness Genshin rotation app: https://genshin-rotation.com/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saurusness Merch: https://saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/saurusness Discord: https://www.thatsaurus.com/discord #genshinimpact #hoyocreators #genshin #endfield #arknights #arknightsendfield #azurpromilia #ananta #projectmugen #nte #nevernestoeverness #wangyue #duetnightabyss #whiteshadow #unendingdawn #xunjing #axisofeternity #mongilstardive #project23utopia #thesevendeadlysinsorigin #projectcrescent #nikke #astaweave haven