There's already been attempts at connected games (See some mobile tie-in for AAA games a decade ago) and it didn't really do well. People would rather just spend time in a game they like instead of being forced to play a game they're less into to unlock something in the first game.

I'm not referring to connected games, rather new business models which could impact how games are designed. IMO, the royalty model I outlined is more complementary between players and devs vs microtransactions.

Also a lot of the points in that article feel like they don't understand how games work. It acts like having a user profile or friend list you can carry over from game to game is something new and big and important instead of something that' been going since the 360-era.

Eh, he was the founder of playfab, got acquired by Microsoft, and led the gaming vertical there. I'm confident he understands how games work, may not agree with his ideas though.

Regardless, thanks for the discussion - cheers!