Sony's attempts in the field of real-time service games last year can be said to have successes and failures. Although "Star Wars" became one of the biggest failures in the gaming industry, and many people blamed DEI for its failure, "Defender 2" launched by Arrowhead Studio successfully helped Sony make a comeback and received widespread praise in the industry.
Recently, Arrowhead Studio Director Johan Pilestedt expressed his stance on DEI. He said that if DEI cannot bring anything unique to the game, then DEI will have a backlash effect and harm the game experience.
While discussing Arrowhead's next game, Johan Pilestedt responded to a user who expressed his hope that DEI elements would never be included. Johan replied: "If it (DEI) doesn't enrich the gaming experience, then it detracts from the gaming experience. Games should be purely about the pursuit of amazing moments."
Johan also said he dislikes labels very much. However, if he was asked to define DEI in "Batman 2", it would be humanity's extreme xenophobia towards invading aliens.
The director also admitted that he doesn't care about the whole dilemma, noting that game developers should be making "great games" rather than making contemporary political statements.
Foreign players had mixed reactions to Johan's statement. Many people came out to support his views, while others left some pretty vicious comments.