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Players still don't feel "comfortable" with game subscription services, says Ubisoft+ boss (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The only game subscription I am comfortable with are things like GamePass and PS+ Premium. At least for now it's been a pretty good value. If they start jacking up prices and cutting down on releases, that would certainly change things. PS+ already went up by $60/year.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

so your comfortable with the main ones then. i'm sure you won't mind the slow price increases like you just talked about, until it's suddenly too much - but they stopped releasing games outside of subscription services so you just have to live with it.

you know, like every subscription model has worked so far.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Exactly, it’ll go just the same as Netflix did. They’re almost certainly selling at a loss to corner the market

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

but they stopped releasing games outside of subscription services so you just have to live with it.

Uh... What?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

you think that won't happen? even though it has happened with every other streaming service?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Other than original, exclusive programming, I can still buy most individual movies and shows without needing to subscribe to anything, so no. It hasn't even happened with streaming services.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Other than the movies and TV shows you can't buy, I can still buy these other movies. I'm sure this trend will stop here and won't continue.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Slippery slope arguments are unconvincing. Especially when they have no real precedent.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yes no. Nothing else. Not anything. Of course. There are no other examples.