Warner Bros. Discovery Shifts Gaming Strategy to Live Services, Mobile, and Free-to-Play Using Major IPs
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Warner Bros. Discovery will focus more on live-service, mobile, and free-to-play games to reduce volatility compared to big single-player AAA releases.
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They will leverage major IP like Mortal Kombat, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, and DC into the mobile and free-to-play space.
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They aim to build gaming into a meaningful growth area by 2025-2027 through these strategies and strategic investments.
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Potential growth areas highlighted include virtual reality and "virtual worlds."
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Their gaming strategy differs from Disney's recent approach of licensing IP out to partners rather than self-publishing.