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Ok, but then I want companies to get used to not getting paid what they used to be paid. A game I can resell or revisit with my kids 20 years later is worth $60

Ok, but then I want companies to get used to not getting paid what they used to be paid. A game I can resell or revisit with my kids 20 years later is worth $60. The one I am not sure I can still play a year later is worth $10. Honestly will save me money, but I will still look for an alternative source for things I really want to invest in. GoG seems to be pretty good.

onyxringer 3y ago
When I stopped owning movie DVDs I started paying $10/mo for watching a whole catalog of movies. When I stopped owning music CDs I started listening any song I want on demand for $10/mo. For $10/mo I'd be fine not owning games and playing any game I want from a large catalog on demand.
- fullstop 3y ago
  That's pretty much what Gamepass is.
  - Macha 3y ago
    For now. People have learned from Netflix that soon it won't just be Game Pass, but Game Pass + EA Play + Ubisoft Play + Paradox Streaming + 2k streaming + Square Enix + ....
- jsemrau 3y ago
  Not to sound snarky, but try to find an older movie like "Lost Boys (1987)" on one of the many streaming services. This is not an infinite library but they pre-select what we can and more importantly can't watch.
- lolinder 3y ago
  But then that $10/month for a whole catalog of movies became $60/month as the whole streaming ecosystem fractured and every studio decided it needed its own platform. Now you scroll through Disney+ and think you're seeing a whole bunch of options, but if you look closely you realize that the same movie is showing up in 4-5 different categories to pad out the home page. That's the direction games are headed—it's not going to be a subscription for a whole bunch of titles, it's going to be a subscription for a single studio's titles, with a different subscription needed for each studio.
  - Macha 3y ago
    And that's why people are getting disillusioned by the streaming model, and why media piracy is back on the rise after a while of being on the decline.
- sorokod 3y ago
  The ability for you to determine your monthly payment is not on offer here. The ability to enjoy films/games you have in the past is not guaranteed. Tha ability to gift your films/games to someone else is not on offer here. Spying on you is pretty much guaranteed
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hirako2000 3y ago
Yes but they want your $60, not just the $10, while making you accept to basically get less. They are in the money making business, not in the make people happy and still able to play great memories with their kids 20y down the road, occupation. They want to get used to getting paid more overall. It's about the same lately with most products at the grocery store. Big brands know they wouldn't be able to charge more for the same thing, so they charge about the same for less of the same thing. Your 180g 2 bucks chocolate biscuits box is now a 150g. Sometimes they push the envelopes and up the price just a bit. Because they feel they can. And they do. I highly doubt their tactics will work much longer, people learn and are starting to see, and angered by the squeeze. Brands would have to invest even more effort to find new ways to successfully trickery, diminishing even further value put in the product itself. Good on GoG. Games are loved when they are fun, AAA aren't all that fun anyway. GoG's great choice for your wallet. Back to being able to play good old games with kids decades later, imo emulators will support, at least much more likely so that a console to still be found and boot so long later.

onyxringer 3y ago

When I stopped owning movie DVDs I started paying $10/mo for watching a whole catalog of movies. When I stopped owning music CDs I started listening any song I want on demand for $10/mo. For $10/mo I'd be fine not owning games and playing any game I want from a large catalog on demand.

fullstop 3y ago
That's pretty much what Gamepass is.
- Macha 3y ago
  For now. People have learned from Netflix that soon it won't just be Game Pass, but Game Pass + EA Play + Ubisoft Play + Paradox Streaming + 2k streaming + Square Enix + ....
jsemrau 3y ago
Not to sound snarky, but try to find an older movie like "Lost Boys (1987)" on one of the many streaming services. This is not an infinite library but they pre-select what we can and more importantly can't watch.
lolinder 3y ago
But then that $10/month for a whole catalog of movies became $60/month as the whole streaming ecosystem fractured and every studio decided it needed its own platform. Now you scroll through Disney+ and think you're seeing a whole bunch of options, but if you look closely you realize that the same movie is showing up in 4-5 different categories to pad out the home page. That's the direction games are headed—it's not going to be a subscription for a whole bunch of titles, it's going to be a subscription for a single studio's titles, with a different subscription needed for each studio.
- Macha 3y ago
  And that's why people are getting disillusioned by the streaming model, and why media piracy is back on the rise after a while of being on the decline.
sorokod 3y ago
The ability for you to determine your monthly payment is not on offer here. The ability to enjoy films/games you have in the past is not guaranteed. Tha ability to gift your films/games to someone else is not on offer here. Spying on you is pretty much guaranteed

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hirako2000 3y ago

Yes but they want your $60, not just the $10, while making you accept to basically get less. They are in the money making business, not in the make people happy and still able to play great memories with their kids 20y down the road, occupation. They want to get used to getting paid more overall. It's about the same lately with most products at the grocery store. Big brands know they wouldn't be able to charge more for the same thing, so they charge about the same for less of the same thing. Your 180g 2 bucks chocolate biscuits box is now a 150g. Sometimes they push the envelopes and up the price just a bit. Because they feel they can. And they do. I highly doubt their tactics will work much longer, people learn and are starting to see, and angered by the squeeze. Brands would have to invest even more effort to find new ways to successfully trickery, diminishing even further value put in the product itself. Good on GoG. Games are loved when they are fun, AAA aren't all that fun anyway. GoG's great choice for your wallet. Back to being able to play good old games with kids decades later, imo emulators will support, at least much more likely so that a console to still be found and boot so long later.