WB will focus more on Live-Service games going forward - David Zaslav, Q3 Earnings Call

[KiryuRealty]

Are they really competing that much? Sony doesn't even have a streaming service. TLOU is made by HBO. Marvel is Disney so Sony is neutral with DC.

Maybe WB artists are competing with Sony Music on Spotify I don't know


They didn't work with Sony for Mortal Kombat 1 and it shows. Very little hype and marketing cycle. Not sure who made that decision. Ed Boon is friend with Phil so maybe he didn't want to work with the enemy.

Sony Pictures Core and a large stake in Tubi are both streaming services, last I checked. Sony also still owns a perpetual license for Spider-Man movies until and unless they go ten years without making another one.

You should do a little research now and then.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Warner Bros. says it's focusing on transforming its biggest franchises into live service games

As part of its latest earnings call, Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav has outlined the company's plans to transform its bi…

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Our focus," he continued, "is on transforming our biggest franchises from largely console and PC based with three-four year release schedules to include more always on gameplay through live services, multiplatform and free-to-play extensions, with the goal to have more players spending more time on more platforms.

 

[arvfab]

Oh well, if that's their way forward, I will "focus" spending my time and money on games of other publishers.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

Sony Pictures Core and a large stake in Tubi are both streaming services, last I checked. Sony also still owns a perpetual license for Spider-Man movies until and unless they go ten years without making another one.

You should do a little research now and then.

None of that changes anything for WB. Bravia Core is not really a streaming service. You buy movies individually.

I fail to see why WB would refuse to work for Sony because they have a Spider-Man license. Ridiculous.

 

[KiryuRealty]

None of that changes anything for WB. Bravia Core is not really a streaming service. You buy movies individually.

I fail to see why WB would refuse to work for Sony because they have a Spider-Man license. Ridiculous.

Because businesses in the same line of business don't collaborate with the competition. IT's silly/insane to think two corporations that have so much overlap would even want to partner.

 

[Danja]

They are not competing In the Game Space though? They are partners in the streaming space. In-Fact they just gave MAX the worldwide streaming rights to Twisted Metal.

They should definitely be aligning more in the gaming space and that can't be debated. It's simply beneficial to both

 

[anonpuffs]

None of that changes anything for WB. Bravia Core is not really a streaming service. You buy movies individually.

I fail to see why WB would refuse to work for Sony because they have a Spider-Man license. Ridiculous.

It's a streaming service without an included catalogue. You stream the content, hence streaming

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

None of that changes anything for WB. Bravia Core is not really a streaming service. You buy movies individually.

I fail to see why WB would refuse to work for Sony because they have a Spider-Man license. Ridiculous.

It's a movie streaming service, there are no two ways about it.

Their own promotion (from the web site)

Experience Pure Stream™, the highest in streaming picture quality5​

BRAVIA CORE features Pure Stream™, which can stream HDR movies at up to 80Mbps – similar to 4K UHD Blu-ray6– on a wide range of content. This means significantly more detail, color and contrast than conventional 15-25Mbps streaming content.

It must look amazing, I'll probably give it a spin.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

It's a movie streaming service, there are no two ways about it.

Seriously I can't believe I have to explain this

I meant something like Netflix or Disney+ with monthly subscribers. I'm sure WB is worried about Tubi and Bravia Core

 

[KiryuRealty]

Seriously I can't believe I have to explain this

I meant something like Netflix or Disney+ with monthly subscribers. I'm sure WB is worried about Tubi and Bravia Core

I can't believe you are such a magical combination of naive and thick-skulled that you don't get why COMPETITORS don't co-operate.

Seriously, dude. WTF.

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

I can't believe you are such a magical combination of naive and thick-skulled that you don't get why COMPETITORS don't co-operate.

Seriously, dude. WTF.

Giant corporations can have cooperative relationships in some aspects of their business while they compete ferociously in the rest.

From an old Harvard Business School article:

General Motors and Toyota assemble automobiles, Siemens and Philips develop semiconductors, Canon supplies photocopiers to Kodak, France’s Thomson and Japan’s JVC manufacture videocassette recorders.

This happens all the time.

 

[Shmunter]

So disappointing this cancer on gaming.

 

[KiryuRealty]

Giant corporations can have cooperative relationships in some aspects of their business while they compete ferociously in the rest.

From an old Harvard Business School article:

This happens all the time.

That’s more of a seller-buyer interaction in the majority of cases.

 

[anonpuffs]

That’s more of a seller-buyer interaction in the majority of cases.

He's not wrong though. For example Sony buys QD-OLED panels from Samsung for their TVs despite competing with them in smartphones AND TVs.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

I can't believe you are such a magical combination of naive and thick-skulled that you don't get why COMPETITORS don't co-operate.

Seriously, dude. WTF.

??? They cooperate plenty with Hogwarts, TLOU HBO and Suicide Squad.

Let's drop it because it's really not that serious. I'm done with this subject.

 

[Shmunter]

He's not wrong though. For example Sony buys QD-OLED panels from Samsung for their TVs despite competing with them in smartphones AND TVs.

Different parts of the company that operate almost like seperate entities, Just like Sony Pictures. Vs Sony camera sensors etc. Apple buys Samsung panels too.

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

That’s more of a seller-buyer interaction in the majority of cases.

What about MS selling windows licenses even though they are selling complete computers now?

Or different companies participating in Open Source software projects while they compete with the final products (edge and chrome use the same base these days).

Or all the gas stations communicating to set gas prices at the pump?

My grandfather had a racing team, even these people kept helping each other's teams before the races, slightly different but the same spirit.

This list goes on and on.