And again if that happens I’ll happily evaluate the value. For now I’ll choose to save thousands and use that money in the future for theoretical price hikes.
It won’t, it’s just slippery slope bullshit, but I’m ready with three money I saved.
Phil Spencer in the MS FTC leaks literally said that Gamepass isn’t making money. Now, personally, I’m of the belief that MS is a for-profit company rather than a charity, in which case they’ll up prices.
They have to up prices or shut down gamepass. That’s not my opinion, that’s capitalism. Microsoft will not keep gamepass if there’s no possibility of making money from it, and there isn’t at current pricing (source: Microsoft).
And save thousands? Thousands? You’d seriously be buying more than 33 AAA games each year for full retail price? Then never playing them again? Sounds like you’re exaggerating by a pretty large amount lol
The point is, as you “evaluate the value” and choose the cheap option, which has been subsidized by a well-funded investor and operates at a loss to draw business away from the other options you look at, the other options either copy the model or go out of business.
When you reach that stage, the “cheap” option you “evaluated” leverages their position and raises prices, a la Netflix, and the other options are no longer there to “evaluate”, or they follow suit and raise their prices, too, because that is the going market rate.
See the video streaming market for a look at what is coming for this option in the gaming industry. It’s not a technology disruption at this point, it’s a playbook.
And again if that happens I’ll happily evaluate the value. For now I’ll choose to save thousands and use that money in the future for theoretical price hikes.
It won’t, it’s just slippery slope bullshit, but I’m ready with three money I saved.
You don’t think MS will up prices? Lol
Phil Spencer in the MS FTC leaks literally said that Gamepass isn’t making money. Now, personally, I’m of the belief that MS is a for-profit company rather than a charity, in which case they’ll up prices.
They have to up prices or shut down gamepass. That’s not my opinion, that’s capitalism. Microsoft will not keep gamepass if there’s no possibility of making money from it, and there isn’t at current pricing (source: Microsoft).
And save thousands? Thousands? You’d seriously be buying more than 33 AAA games each year for full retail price? Then never playing them again? Sounds like you’re exaggerating by a pretty large amount lol
Oh at least 30. I probably clear a game every 2-3 weeks. And even if they up prices
I’ll deal with prices as they come for now, I’m saving, yes thousands and playing more games than ever.
The point is, as you “evaluate the value” and choose the cheap option, which has been subsidized by a well-funded investor and operates at a loss to draw business away from the other options you look at, the other options either copy the model or go out of business.
When you reach that stage, the “cheap” option you “evaluated” leverages their position and raises prices, a la Netflix, and the other options are no longer there to “evaluate”, or they follow suit and raise their prices, too, because that is the going market rate.
See the video streaming market for a look at what is coming for this option in the gaming industry. It’s not a technology disruption at this point, it’s a playbook.
Yes valve, ea, Ubisoft, Nintendo, sony, all on the verge of bankruptcy. I’m sure all of them will crack any day now.