TakeTwoCEOStraussZelnickrecentlystatedthatrelyingonsequelsisnotthekeytosuccess.WhileTake-Two,withmultiplesuccessfulseriesundertheirbelt,typicallyseessequelsoutselltheirpredecessors,ZelnickbelievesthatnewIPsareessentialandcrucial.
Zelnickclarifiedthateventhemostpopulargamesintheindustrywilleventuallydeclineandbecomeobsolete.Therefore,gamedevelopersmustconstantlyreleasenewseriesworksaslongasithasn'tbecometoolate.Althoughthiscarriesasignificantrisk,itisimperative.
DuringTake-Two'slatestfinancialreportconference,Zelnickadmittedthatdevelopingsequelsalwayspresentlowriskswithhighreturnsforeachdeveloper.HeacknowledgedthatTake-Twoisanexceptioninthisscenario,butthisexceptionwon'tlastforever.Hence,despitethehighrisksinvolved,thecompanyisstilldevelopingmultiplenewIPs.
"WehavetoexperimentwithnewthingsanddevelopnewIPs;otherwise,wemayendupwastingresourcestryingtokeepourheadsabovewater,"saidZelnick.
However,someplayersbelievethatRockstarGames'parentcompany'sstatementssoundhypocritical.Take-TworecentlysolditsindependentgamesubsidiaryPrivateDivision,whichhadreleasedmanyindiegamesbefore.
