Warner Bros. Discusses “Volatile” AAA Console Games, Will Lean Into Free-To-Play And Mobile
During a recent Morgan Stanley speaking event, Warner Bros. Discovery gaming boss J.B. Perrette discussed some of the company’s strategy for gaming going forward, and it includes more live-service, mobile, and free-to-play games.
He said, “We’re doubling down on games as an area where we think there is a lot more growth opportunity that we can tap into with the IP that we have and some of the capabilities we have on the studio where we’re uniquely positioned as both a publisher and a developer of games.”
Perrette said WBD’s recent gaming output has focused on AAA games for console, and that’s great when a game like Hogwarts Legacy sells 22 million copies and becomes the best-selling game of the year, but this kind of success is never guaranteed in what Perrette said was a “volatile” market. He pointed out that one of WBD’s latest big games, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, was a disappointment for the company.