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GeoGuessr is making its way to Steam next month after almost 12 years of sticking it out as a browser game
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Volatility of a business based on Google Maps seems to be very painful from observing GeoGuessr.
Yeah, GeoGuessr is an extreme example as Google basically did 95% of the work for them. Having to image large chunks of the world would mean a huge investment and I highly doubt GeoGuessr would even exist without Google Maps.
If Google would double their API pricing tomorrow there's very little GeoGuessr can do except maybe switch to Apple Maps (they offer an API, not sure they offer one for their "street view" data though).
I mean they do require a subscription now to play GeoGuessr, so could be they are planning
From what I remember the subscription was added because Google raised the price of the API.
Yeah, this easy pass.
Haha! You're in the Gulf of Mexico!
[Depending on where you're located determines if this is a right or wrong answer]
Companies are subject to the places they operate in and not following it could have consequences. I remember Guardian having to censor stuff due to UK court order. My gripe is that they are going diving into the military contract business that they had control over but still got into due to money.
Yeah, considering that the whole game is dependent on Google Maps, they can end it any time. I just hope GeoGuessr has a good partnership with them. I saw somewhere that they pay millions per year for the maps!