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I wonder how much resourcing it takes to keep it open

• VelesDude 2y ago
  I suspect that the marketplace still has a little bit of an inherent cost. That said it is in a weird sort of zombie state nowadays. Demos for games you cannot buy, loads of apps that have had their API's move on many years ago. Internet Explorer! No with out of date SSL certs. A lot of title no longer available due to licensing issues. For both Xbox 360 and Ps3 I suspect a decent business move would be to have a one time deal. A $100 (or whatever) one time payment that ensures that the core system will remain online for a decade. Doesn't mean any additional purchases but means that match making and friends lists will stay running until 2034. That would have given these systems a 26-27 year life time. Sony is still releasing system updates once a year to keep the Blu-ray keys up to date.
  • VS1999 2y ago
    I'd go the other way here. A complete refund of everything you've spent on their store after it shuts down, or some other way to continue playing those games.
    • VelesDude 2y ago
      Yeah, that would also be pretty cool.
    • Jerrrry 2y ago
      You should try to read the words on the back of the video game box. The online portion of the games, explicitly, were segmented. In fact: the "unspoken" reason why online services cost money (the money is actually a red herring) is so that the online services are materially separate.
    • Uvix 2y ago
      You can still keep playing the games you bought. You just can't buy new ones.