Can Prospects Of Pokemon Go Get Any Worse? - Acquired By Scopely

As a fan of Pokemon Go, I recently heard some very bad news: Niantic announced that it had sold its gaming division to Scopely, which is part of the Saudi investment fund.

And Scopely acquired Pokemon Go for $3.5 billion. But I don’t have a good impression of the developer, so I am worried about the prospects of Pokemon Go.

In fact, before the outbreak, the thriving player community was all over the world. However, after the outbreak, everyone was forced to stay indoors. Since then, Pokemon Go has been on a downward trend.

As its fans, this situation is something we don’t want to see. And what’s more frustrating is that the game has changed a lot.

Paid Tickets

Paid tickets have long been a part of Pokemon Go, and I don’t dislike them. Although this is a free game, the developers also need to make money to keep the game running and developing.

And we always find ways to play every event for free. Of course, there will always be some loyal fans who are willing to spend money to get more rewards and game experience.

However, the new changes in the game annoy me. As everyone knows, Pokemon Go PokeCoins are very important in the game, which you can get by battling in gyms or completing quests. But getting 50 coins a day is a big deal because it is not easy to get.

Coins can be used to trade premium tickets for any event of your choice, but now you can’t use coins to trade event passes. Forcing us to trade back with real money greatly undermines the motivation of free game players like us to continue working hard and reduces our enthusiasm for participating in the game.

It is undeniable that the new changes in Pokemon Go reflect predatory and exploitative nature, trying to squeeze as much cash as possible from us players.

Acquired

And the worse news is that Pokemon Go was acquired by Scopely. I guess everyone has seen the true face of Scopely. It is profit-oriented, such as ads that can be skipped for a fee and premium items sold directly.

The end of being acquired by it is foreseeable that Pokemon Go will become a game of paid entertainment. I can imagine that if you spend enough money, you’ll get Legendaries easily, and Master Balls will be readily available. But that takes away from the fun of struggling in the game.

Will the future of Pokemon Go get worse? Let’s wait and see.