Publishers need to focus on online multiplayer centric games or else they're going to be f*cked in the future.

[MikeRox]

Snoopy said:

Lol at people naming witcher 3 or batman. Look at Titan Fall. A new ip that sold over 5 million and more than witcher 3/batman. Also, it wasn't on the ps4 like these other games. I guarantee you publishers are seeing this. Takes less effort to make these games with a better reward. Only very few single player games are doing well, but they cost a lot more money and time. Look how long it takes GTA5 to be made or Fallout/MGS.

Maintaining a successful online title isn't cheap

 Unlike single player that is done when it's done, to have retention of your userbase you need to continueupdating/balancing the title so I'm not sure they're necessarily "cheaper and quicker". Also having online guarantee popularity .

Titanfall was successful, but what other blockbuster online titles can you think of that were online only and sold 5m whilst being new IPs? I think the exclusivity factor and being the "next big thing from the makers of call of duty" were as much to do with Titanfalls success as anything else.