For example, many architects favor not being locked into a database vendor or cloud provider. However, how likely is a switch really? Maybe 5%, or even lower? How much will it cost you to bring that switching cost down from let's say $50,000 (for a semi-manual migration) to near zero? Likely a lot more than the $2,500 ($50,000 x 5%) you can expect... See more
12/ So why the shortfall? At a high level...
◙ There are fewer active gamers than years ago (E.g. Circana reports 79% of Americans played games in 2020, but by 2022, it was down to 73%, the same as in 2019)
◙ Retained players are playing less (Circana reports Americans played an average of 14.8 hours in 2020, 16.5 in... See more