73 Maybe Animal Crossing Was a Pandemic MMO for Muggles

Author: Colette & Matt
Published: Fri 02 Sep 2022
Episode Link: https://haveenteredthechat.com/episodes/73-animal-crossing-mmo-tunic-Yw_omxkg

Would you take your Steam Deck on a cruise ship? Your answer to this question is better than any horoscope.

Also, Sony's investment in mobile MMOs and live service games leads us to a conversation about how platforms and ecosystems are so important in bringing "Muggles" (i.e. non-traditional gamers) into games — specifically, how the persistent worlds of our own Animal Crossing islands kinda became a social MMO that 30 million people played throughout the pandemic. The future of live service has a lot to do with what devices and platforms are in our pockets.

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