>in the near future, you will not own games at all, you will

not

not at all realistic. consumers are sheep but not to this extent.

>>379953101
None whatsoever.

The gaming industry is built around the initial swell of profits that comes from the initial release of a game. If everyone is paying all the time, that evens that out, flat-lining profits.

>>379953101
sounds good to me. A good Netflix for games would be fantastic.

>>379953101
That would call for a single company like steam to buy EVERYONE.

Pretty realistic. Publishers prefer an even revenue stream to one that fluctuates.

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>>379953101
>in the future
We already have this,

>you will not own games at all

this is how it is today and how it has been for the last 30 years
read the EULA of any game ever made, you simply own a revocable license to play the game and not the game itself

>>379954306
But that's not the only way to get their games. In the op scenario, literally the only way games exist is behind a paywall on a server.

>>379954950
faggots scenario is retarded

>>379954560
You're missing the point. I still have my game once I've paid for it.

With this model, you can't have physical copies nor can you keep them on a hard drive unless you keep paying and this would be for all games. Basically, imagine every game having an MMO pay style.

>>379955135
But not out of the realm of possibility.

>>379955280
what's wrong with it? you don't need to keep upgrading and buying new hard drives, it's a win win situation for everyone. don't tell me it's cause you're POOR

>>379955967
So you agree with the games as a service model?

>>379956145
what are we talking about

>only 100$ a month
>instead of releasing games one after another charging you 100$ per game

I wouldn't care. You can easily pirate any game you want, whenever you want. So I don't care if I "own" a digital product.

>>379953101
Thankfully my backlog of videogames, anime, eroge, emulation etc can last probably two lifetimes.

>>379956281
A subscription to even have access to games on top of your online fees Ava dlc.

In another case, imagine having to pay $50 a year to use Windows and if you stop, you can't use it anymore.

Sounds crazy? Well, MS is thinking about doing just that.

In terms of gaming, they're testing the waters right now with that new service they announced a while back where you can get access to a bunch of games for whatever it costs. Basically, PS plus, but every game. I have a feeling MS will be the one to try it.

>>379953101
You never "own" a game. Not really You own a license that allows you to play said game at the behest of the company that made it.

>>379953391
That's what people said about DLC ten years ago

Most normies are fucking retarded

>>379957124
sounds great, a steal for $50, i'd willingly pay $1000 a year for such an honest service.

>>379957195
We've established that, buddy. We all know this.

We're talking about continually having to pay to play every single game ever made from here on out. You stop paying, you don't play.

It would eliminate used games and would keep you tied to their service as long as you own that console.

>>379953101
100 bucks a month is way too expensive. Especially because most of the people who even game are students/kids with no real income. Also it's pretty stupid because a lot of people only really play two or three games in a year. Heck let's also include the casuals who buy their yearly upgrade of fifa and call of duty and that's all they play until their next upgrade. It's not feasible too expensive, will put a lot of people off and cause a surge in piracy.

>Not refusing to buy digital games to prevent this outcome from occurring
cuck

they said paid online was crazy
they said paying for digital games was crazy
now you're saying a subscription service to even access games is crazy
fuggin kek, eventually you'll have to both buy the games AND pay a monthly rate to access them on TOP of buying additional DLC

>>379957875
You are severely underestimating how stupid people are.

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I'd certainly pay $20 a month to have unlimited access to all games. If I could download anything I wanted from steam without having to buy it that would be incredible. It certainly beats having to fuck around pirating games to try them out. As long as the developers are sufficiently supported I'd be happy. If there was some system which gave developers a fraction of your money based on your monthly playtime that would be great.

>>379958213
Now you're catching on, goy.

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>>379953101
Nightmarishly possible