Speaking with Michael Steranka: The Future of Pokémon GO

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I sat down with Micheal Steranka Director for Pokémon GO Live Game at Niantic Labs to discuss the most recent changes & updates to Pokémon GO, community feedback & criticism and the future of Pokémon GO.

I highly encourage you to watch the video in full first as some topics crossover and loop back. But here are the timestamps for the main topics:

00:00 - Intro
03:35 - Does Niantic actually listen to Community feedback?
09:45 - What happened to Dev Diaries?
12:07 - What is the biggest challenge working at Niantic?
14:20 - Remote Raid Pass limit and price changes
19:03 - Remote Raid Passes: Need VS. Want
24:10 - Were Remote Raid Passes ever intended to be fully removed from the game?
25:37 - All locations matter - tools for communities to improve their local areas
26:45 - Are there new features coming for rural & disabled players?
27:39 - Upcoming features, why weren’t they rolled out before changing Remote Raid Passes?
32:12 - Why weren’t in person Raid Bonuses improved before changing Remote Raid Passes?
33:22 - Are local communities dead? Campfire features are lacking.
39:40 - Is there anything in the works for Online Communities? And will rural and disabled players be able to enjoy the new in person features?
42:49 - Is Niantic Selling our Location Data?
49:57 - Do you think the Pokémon GO team is spread thin?
51:43 - What’s being done about New Zealand/Australia/APAC bugs?
59:59 - PVP & GBL - future vision and past bugs
1:09:10 - What do you see the game looking like over the coming years?
1:13:10 - What changes/fixes are coming to AR?
1:15:42 - If you could go back in time and change one thing about Pokémon GO what would it be?
1:18:20 - Is there a feature you want to see added to Pokémon GO?
1:20:26 - What’s the best part of working at Niantic?
1:23:13 - Anything extra to add?
1:24:32 - Are you excited about the future of Pokémon GO or only hopeful?
1:25:35 - Final comments
1:27:03 - Bonus question from Alan



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