Interesting Interview: Joshua Howard, Microsoft Flight

[mutley 4,497]

MCV grills executive producer Joshua Howard about Microsoft Flight's free-to-play model and why third-party publishers are not allowed to be a part of it, as the game launches today.

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[Sabre 28]

Thanks for the link Joe.

In short it can be summarised as we're in the business of making money and don't believe the existing simmers market is a viable proposition to make that money. Therefore we're off to target a more unsuspecting market.

Personally I think they're trying to apply a generic gaming model to a subject which is very specialised.

My own 16 year old market sampler is about as aware of or excited by Flight as he is about the state of the economy, Good luck turning his head away from the crash bang smash wallop gaming platforms by dropping off someone at a boat party :stars:

[brett 2,314]

Sounded like Josh was trying to convince himself that he has made the right choices.