That doesn't address my second point of recouping high development costs. Anyways, they would have to coordinate this with the platform providers which tend to

That doesn't address my second point of recouping high development costs. Anyways, they would have to coordinate this with the platform providers which tend to keep things bolted down quite tightly when it comes to the provision of online services. Are there even any console games available for the Xbox 360 or PS3 that charge monthly fees?