You can't argue the demo is not representative of the game when its entire premise is to represent the game.
"Console" timed exclusive.
@CBaoth ~ How do we NOT have the choice to buy games again? Simply ridiculous notion when there is actual choice. You can buy. You can play via subscription service. Or you can do a little of both. Choices.
And if you imagine any decline the last few years wasn't due COVID and economy then you haven't been paying attention. And PS5 is in the same boat with said spending decline.
Imagine all the people still watching their old TV shows/movies via VHS/DVD instead of subscribing to cable services and watching the new shows. That is the same argument. lol
And it is still available on Game Pass. So no purchase of it is required. And by far you could avail a much reduced purchase price if you choose to buy it when it is ready to leave the service. And can get huge bundle deals if you want add-ons that came down later or GOTY cheap offerings. I think I got XCOM 2 and all DLC for less than $10 in a bundle deal. Only reason I purchased it was the main game was simply offered with DLC at a much reduced price than original DLC pricing ever was.
You mean those thinking today they are owning the game by purchasing it but like 'Babylon’s Fall' will simply shut down the game servers. Games today have too much online infrastructure and unless they work on their own without any online component connection needed then they are just rentals in their own right.
If you are playing their game you are supporting them. They get paid to have their game on such services. Depending on the type of contract they have they can be getting paid more for every user accessing their game. (or simply a straight up fee if they went that contract route or some variation of both) You can choose 'additional' support of them if you want but that would be little more than purchasing a game twice in most cases comparably.
I see the best options...
"subscription models are dominating the tech industry" ~ hardly accurate. Subscription models aren't even half of the user base. So to say it is dominating is simply wrong. It is prolific yes... but hardly the leading base and surely not dominating. "Harding-Rolls believes subscription services will only account for 8.4% of all video game spending by 2027." that is HARDLY "dominating".
This article as well many other confuses the subscript...
That is a false issue as we well know Microsoft has no chance of becoming a monopoly simply for purchase of COD. That is a red herring created by Sony to lead regulators towards a direction they want them to imagine. Sony making claims they will go under and can't compete if the deal goes through. Complete ridiculous notions.
That is like making a commercial for your product and everyone hates it. Too bad for you... should have made something better to entice people to make a purchase. I think it is a good example of seeing those that support the game demo as is and pay zero attention to their further opinion on said games.
From the looks of it maybe they should have looked at a few more games?
Because they have never had to do so. They had a huge headstart and got 3rd party publishers on their side for some time. They thought they didn't need to buy the cow when they were getting the milk for free. Now someone came in to buy the cow and they are upset.
ABK is not the largest 3rd party publisher of games. Tencent by far is much larger a 3rd party entity.
I think he was waiting for Atreus to give him a clue how to solve the puzzle of wrapping up his speech quickly and getting off stage.
The amount of PlayStation gamers on this Microsoft article is a bit much. lol
"I think ps plus will be alright its only a few months old."~ uhhmmmm... no. PS Plus has been around for some time. I am assuming you are talking on the new PS Plus tiers which are simply PS Now being integrated into the PS Plus tier system. PS Now has been around since 2014 in one form or another. While the OG Ps Plus (Sony version of XBL Gold) since 2010. "The new single subscription, still called PlayStation Plus, combines online multiplayer, free monthly games and a standin...
@Shiore2u ~ how again was Halo CE Remaster mishandled? It got fairly good reception on its release.
Person talking about cancelling Game Pass after supposedly purchasing a game that is FREE on Game Pass... and all because of the money. lol
@sinspirit ~ you are making the fallacy that many make. Competing does not mean taking down the competition. It means being able to share a market with successful results. Xbox is now competing with PlayStation... they aren't "taking down" PlayStation but competing in their market. As well Microsoft has many FPS games on it's console and is known as the FPS console while "PlayStation is known for its amazing story-driven single-player games". Not because Microsoft ...
So people are upset they have made the 'collectors edition' simply an add-on? rofl