Around the 18 minute mark, endymion suggests (as ridiculous) that game companies might start charging per match, but given the history of games, it's really not that bad of an idea, especially if it replaces the various lootcrates, pricing schemes, etc. we currently face. I dunno, what do you think? - Kotaku In Action 2

Around the 18 minute mark, endymion suggests (as ridiculous) that game companies might start charging per match, but given the history of games, it's really not that bad of an idea, especially if it replaces the various lootcrates, pricing schemes, etc. we currently face. I dunno, what do you think? (www.youtube.com)

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– BeefyBelisarius 5 points 1 year ago +5 / -0

It makes a difference because software as a service is a tremendously anti-consumer practice. Also, if a purchase isn't ownership, then piracy isn't theft.

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– yeldarb1983 [S] 1 point 1 year ago +1 / -0

yeah, but the arcade was the same way, there were just more middlemen involved is my point.

...and the online portion of any game has been that way for a while now anyway...how many games actually feature user-hosted server capabilities, let alone lanplay (god, I miss that...)?

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