#050: The end of Pay-to-Win? 🎮 How your favorite IPs are changing (plus Freebies!)

The recent game market is focusing on fundamental improvements to business models (BM) and securing legitimacy, moving beyond simple recycling of existing IPs. 'Game of Thrones: Kingsroad' declaring high-quality action and 'No Gacha,' along with Atari acquiring the 'Wizardry' IP—the progenitor of RPGs—are clear signals that market trends are shifting. 🕹️ This shift reflects consumer sentiment tired of loot boxes. As seen in Devsisters' worsening performance and voluntary resignation cases, relying on past profit structures no longer guarantees sustainable growth. Now, consumers value 'direct experiences' such as manual combat fun or self-sufficiency simulations regardless of platform, suggesting that game consumption structures are moving from 'payment for results' to 'enjoyment of the process.' 📉 Ultimately, **the true value of an IP lies not in brand fame but in how much of a differentiated experience it provides to users within its world.** The era of filling flashy shells with toxic monetization structures is ending, and how the core fun of games is reinterpreted for the modern age will determine a company's survival. 💡 Will blockbusters with massive capital investment be able to prove sufficient profitability in the global market even with gacha-free business models? It is time to watch whether the transition to a healthy ecosystem, where 'quality of experience' equals revenue, will succeed. 🤝

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