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[–] 91 points 2 months ago* (8 children)

They didn't understand the only reason people used it was because it was really cheap before they raised the prices. Most aren't super hardcore and play games over a few months so it became cheaper to just buy games again. It's stupid because they had no reason to try to make a sub model except that MBAs are morons and value recurring revenue more than just revenue in general

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  • [–] 31 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    thats right, the average ‘gamer’ is casual. they’ll purchase a couple games per year and maybe a handful more on special.

    gaming itself is a leisure activity so when other aspects of life starts getting expensive or free time is reduced then what gets dropped first is an overpriced subscription service.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 months ago

    Yeah they really forgot games are something I would buy on a whim during good times. Now? I'm not going to spend even $60 on a game, or a subscription, until well after any game as released to make sure it's worth it. I'd much rather replay red dead or mass effect or Skyrim again then spend $60 on some lame boring corporate game

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    It was great for trying out games you weren’t sure about. But I don’t wanna pay $30/month for that.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah, if they made it like $10 per month and you could only rent 1 at a time that would be great. I would love a digital rental service to try out games.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I love that you'd be willing to pay $10/month to try out a game when demos (which I think should be mandatory) are free.

    I remember being a kid on PS3 and playing the Just Cause 2 30min demo TO DEATH until I finally got my parents to cave and buy it for like £30 haha. Most recent example of a demo that converted me to a sale was FF7 Remake and I think Selaco would have me buying but I don't buy early access games out of principle so I'm waiting on that one.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I grew up with blockbuster, there were many games I liked playing for a couple days and then I would be done with them. I don't want a demo, I want to play short games or others for a bit and then get something new without paying for each game.

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