I’ve been in the fuck subscriptions camp. Sony locking multiplayer behind PS+ wad led me to dropping consoles as my primary gaming system too, since I refused to pay for online.
Comment on Xbox: "Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody"
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I remember when GamePass was first announced and everybody lauded Microsoft for being “pro-consumer” and outright cheered when they started buying up independent studios.
I remember being downvoted to oblivion for pointing out the very obvious 5 year plan for GP and the fact that it would go… exactly the way it’s currently going.
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 11 hours ago
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I don’t mind subscriptions for ongoing infrastructure as much. My problem is with using a subscription to replace ownership.
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
If they are charging to multiplayer why wouldn’t they want to replace ownership too so they get money every month.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Platform infrastructure like PSN costs an inordinate amount of money. People owning games they paid for does not cost you any money
sadfitzy@ttrpg.network 17 hours ago
Yep. Same thing with netflix.
The average consumer is a moron, so their complacency is irrelevant in determining what’s a good deal.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 18 hours ago
I feel like I responded to this exact comment on Reddit years ago saying the same. The thing people don’t realize, is subscriptions give you zero control of ownership and it’s always in the best interest of the corp to bait and switch.
Katana314@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
At the time, I predicted you were probably right - but it would still be a good value for the time that the price stayed low.
chunes@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
I never understood the praise at all. It’s literally turning DRM into a business model.