When sony switched to paid online service I built my first pc and never bought another console.
dade305305 on
Yep and I also remember when the service was ass and missing features xbox.live had because it wasn’t bringing in any money as an incentive to develop it further.
freeza1990 on
to pay for playing online is the biggest crime. i bought my 1500€ pc and i am very happy. with 5070ti. twice the performance than ps5 pro. sitting also on my couch with steam big picture mode. easy.
ChefBowyer on
Freemium gaming was the beginning of the end. Next came subscription services.
People are quick to forget, but not that long ago, the game industry was in danger of collapsing altogether.
They used to get $50 per customer, max. That was it, and you got tons of free content. Now those same games cost hundreds of dollars per customer to receive the best experience.
Instead of taking those profits and keeping online play free, they are price gauging instead.
To me it is the ultimate betrayal. The gaming industry was like a poor homeless man who had been giving new life by winning the lottery. But instead of being grateful and humble and helping other homeless people, the man goes out and spits in their face and calls them worthless and tells them to get a job. That’s what the gaming industry feels like to me. Greedy ungrateful pricks.
FellowDeviant on
And I also remember the multi-week hack that affected the entire network leading to the infrastructure Sony uses now.
EweCantTouchThis on
Yawn.
WorthBase919 on
I still blame Microsoft for setting this precedent, can’t say I didn’t use it so I could play online though myself, so I’m to blame too. If they want to charge, there should be a relatively cheap tier that doesn’t include monthly games as part of the choice. Let me pay $20 for online/co op play. I don’t need monthly games.
Thekingchem on
Back when almost every game had some online functionality. Because everyone who owned the game had access. Now it’s rare to see an online, co op or multiplayer mode attached to a game. Look at Last of Us and it’s sequel for example.
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When sony switched to paid online service I built my first pc and never bought another console.
Yep and I also remember when the service was ass and missing features xbox.live had because it wasn’t bringing in any money as an incentive to develop it further.
to pay for playing online is the biggest crime. i bought my 1500€ pc and i am very happy. with 5070ti. twice the performance than ps5 pro. sitting also on my couch with steam big picture mode. easy.
Freemium gaming was the beginning of the end. Next came subscription services.
People are quick to forget, but not that long ago, the game industry was in danger of collapsing altogether.
They used to get $50 per customer, max. That was it, and you got tons of free content. Now those same games cost hundreds of dollars per customer to receive the best experience.
Instead of taking those profits and keeping online play free, they are price gauging instead.
To me it is the ultimate betrayal. The gaming industry was like a poor homeless man who had been giving new life by winning the lottery. But instead of being grateful and humble and helping other homeless people, the man goes out and spits in their face and calls them worthless and tells them to get a job. That’s what the gaming industry feels like to me. Greedy ungrateful pricks.
And I also remember the multi-week hack that affected the entire network leading to the infrastructure Sony uses now.
Yawn.
I still blame Microsoft for setting this precedent, can’t say I didn’t use it so I could play online though myself, so I’m to blame too. If they want to charge, there should be a relatively cheap tier that doesn’t include monthly games as part of the choice. Let me pay $20 for online/co op play. I don’t need monthly games.
Back when almost every game had some online functionality. Because everyone who owned the game had access. Now it’s rare to see an online, co op or multiplayer mode attached to a game. Look at Last of Us and it’s sequel for example.
Isn’t it like 10 euros/dollars/pounds a month?