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Skeptics are questioning whether Marvel's Avengers can ever turn profitable. While the company expresses confidence in recovery, the current trends suggest a long and difficult road ahead—akin to the collapse of other live-service failures like Anthem.
Lessons Learned and Industry Takeaways
This saga underscores critical lessons about game development and launch strategies:
The Value of Delaying: Cyberpunk 2077's delay was initially controversial, but it possibly prevented a disaster of this scale. Releasing a broken game damages reputation beyond repair.
Quality Over Speed: Rushing a game to market can lead to massive financial losses, especially if critical bugs and issues aren’t fixed beforehand.