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Besides all the revenue from things like Game Pass or PS+, I think the long game is building a game engine for procedurally generated games.

They're working on a fantasy title too (https://lightnofire.com/) which uses the same engine to build a whole planet, but Earth scale.

Improvements in the engine for one, translate to the other.

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Man, its too much effort to explore this actual Earth and see as much as possible. I can't even fathom the energy and commitment needed to explore a virtual Earth like planet however awesome it sounds. How do you guys stay committed to something like this?

I tend to play games with high commitment like these in a binge for a few weeks or a month, playing it for maybe hours a day (a night actually because of the kiddos) until I've basically done everything fun the game has to offer, then I stop. Sometimes I play again a few years later in a similar way, then stop again. Recent games I've played like this include Rust, Project Zomboid, and Timberborn.

Seeing as much of a virtual planet as possible costs $60 and it uses the same energy that isn't being used because the other thing costs thousands of dollars.

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