Are these games a mistake, or is there something different about gachas?

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Published on March 20, 2025 5:00:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7qCpsjGdbc

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Genshin Impact (2020)

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Are we heading towards an open world gachapocalypse, or is there just something different about gacha games?

If you’re a fan of open-world games and at least tolerate gacha mechanics — or the other way around — the next couple of years look incredible at first glance. There are so many games on their way which have so much potential, that it’s actually been hard to keep track.

But as someone who pays as much attention to the western gaming industry as the east, I can’t help but see some troubling similarities.

AAA western companies saw the runaway success of several live-service games which had given us something new, and spent years working on their own attempts at the same ideas. Years later, one after another these games were finally ready for release …only to find that their investment crashed and burned in the face of either indifference or outright disdain from their audience.

Are we about to see the same happen in the gacha industry, or will they succeed where the western developers failed?

I could see arguments either way, but personally think there are reasons to be optimistic.

Let’s talk about it.

Upcoming gachas mentioned:
Arknights Endfield
Ananta (formerly Project Mugen)
Azur Promilia
Neverness to Everness
Wangyue
Duet Night Abyss
White Shadow
Unending Dawn
Xunjing
Axis of Eternity
Mongil: Star Dive
Project 2/3 Utopia
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin
Project Crescent
Astaweave Haven
Rumoured open-world Nikke gacha game

00:00 Intro
00:56 Western live-service • Origins
02:22 Western live-service • Oversaturation
03:49 Western live-service • Collapse
05:46 Open-world gachas • Genshin Impact
06:48 Open-world gachas • Tower of Fantasy
07:19 Open-world gachas • Wuthering Waves
08:03 Open-world gachas • Infinity Nikki
08:46 Open-world gachas • Coming soon
09:58 Reasons for optimism
10:24 Reasons for optimism • Diversity
11:27 Reasons for optimism • Narrative
12:14 Reasons for optimism • Dedication
12:59 Reasons for optimism • Revenue
13:41 Reasons for optimism • Competition
14:38 Conclusion

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