{"id":298732,"date":"2025-03-24T02:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T09:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=351568"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:05:08","slug":"pokemon-go-players-concerned-about-the-future-of-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/pokemon-go-players-concerned-about-the-future-of-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon GO players, concerned about the future of the game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niantic, the company behind Pok\u00e9mon GO, has sold its gaming division to Savvy Games Group, a move that took place for a value of 3.5 billion dollars and has generated a sea of reactions within the gaming community. <strong>Savvy Games Group, which is part of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, has decided to merge Niantic&#8217;s developers with those from Scopely<\/strong>, known for successful mobile titles like Monopoly GO and Marvel Strike Force.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A sale that could significantly impact the game in radical ways<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sale has raised concerns among Pok\u00e9mon GO fans, <strong>especially about the future of the popular app and the possible introduction of aggressive microtransactions, similar to those implemented in Monopoly GO<\/strong>. Players fear that Scopely&#8217;s focus on monetization models could alter the original gaming experience, which has already faced criticism for Niantic&#8217;s management in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most debated points is the handling and destination of the location data of more than 100 million users who play Pok\u00e9mon GO. <strong>Despite Scopely&#8217;s assurances that the information will be managed in accordance with privacy laws, players remain skeptical<\/strong>, given the history of privacy concerns in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Discover Pok\u00e9mon in the Real World with Pok\u00e9mon GO!\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2sj2iQyBTQs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niantic, for its part, has announced that its focus will shift towards the research and development of augmented reality experiences, through the new company Niantic Spatial Inc. 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