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With the new model, consumers have two options now, instead of just one. They can rent the game or they can buy it. How is that not better?

• kmeisthax 3y ago
  Because tomorrow, they'll take away the option to buy the game. Everyone in the games industry is excited about streaming specifically because making everyone rent their games is long-term more lucrative. We've done this dance with streaming video in the past. First renting was cheaper and easier. Then renting was the only option, and it stopped being cheaper or easier.
  • johnnyanmac 3y ago
    >Then renting was the only option, and it stopped being cheaper or easier. 1. you can still buy the blu-ray for any given recent movie. For non-movies, the alternative was cable, which you did not own. And hoping that they'd release a collection on DVD/BD 2. Despite all the price hikes, streaming is still more bang for your buck unless you only watch 1-2 movies a month. And still much more convinent. We;re not at this point in time in video, so i'm not worried about games in the next 20 years hitting that.
    • Dylan16807 3y ago
      You didn't own cable but you could certainly record it. So we've taken a big step back there.