DURABLE ADVANTAGE: FIVE PILLARS OF THE MODERN GAME BUSINESS
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Chris Hewish
The Durable Advantage framework is built around five reinforcing pillars that determine how modern game businesses create and sustain long-term value: Relationships, Commerce, Intelligence, Trust, and Time. Rather than treating these as independent disciplines, the book explains that they operate as an integrated system. Stronger player relationships improve commerce. Better intelligence strengthens decision-making. Trust increases retention. Over time, those advantages compound into more resilient, more valuable businesses.
For game companies, those principles translate into practical operating priorities: building direct relationships with players they own rather than rent; creating unified commerce, engagement, and backend systems instead of disconnected point solutions; expanding globally through localized payments and distribution; and simplifying operations so teams can focus on building great games instead of managing infrastructure.
Together, these pillars provide a roadmap for moving beyond dependence on third-party platforms toward a business that owns more of its customer relationships, commerce, data, and long-term enterprise value. They also reflect the philosophy behind Xsolla's platform: helping developers with all the things to build systems where great games become durable businesses.
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LANGUAGE | BINDING | EDITION | ISBN | YEAR | PAGES |
English | Paperback | 9798996781515 | 2026 | 166 |
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Durable Advantage: Five Pillars of the Modern Game Business
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