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Stupid question, but was is a live service game?
Game they keep updating with new content and microtransactions.
Its the definition of "you dont own the game". You pay to get access to the service of playing the game and it wants to keep you playing as long as possible so you spend more money on micro transactions. They are constantly updated, usually as some form of "season", have daily login streak bonuses, etc. And after 2 years the game shuts down and you have nothing and can't play anything you paid for anymore.
Every live service game that fails or gets cancled is a good thing.
online multiplayer bullshit with monthly fees.
Monthly fees optional. These days I'd assume the battle pass model is more common.
Like a subscription base game? World of Warcraft and other alike?
no it's like fortnite or cod. They're usually quickplay multiplayer games with a low cost to entry, infinite grinding potential, and microtransaction hell
Basically a game that is continuously updated with new content. Lots of different models of it from MMOs to Fortnite to Diablo IV. Many of them are free to play with lots of microtransactions. They usually feature things like seasons and battle passes and loot boxes. They're almost always heavily monetized. The competition in the "genre" is incredibly fierce since most people probably only play a handful of them and friend groups usually all want to be on the same game. It's very hard to break into. Sony announced that they were making a big investment into the area a few years ago and news has been trickling out since that most of them have been canceled.
The worst thing about a live service game to me is that they only work when you can connect to the official servers. Many live service games have shut down and there is no offline mode to continue playing. Sometimes you still pay full price for these games. Sometimes games like The Crew, shut down after you spent money to play it and then The Crew 2 comes out so you pay full price for essentially the same game and the first one doesn't work anymore.