This whole Funimation ordeal is a grim reminder to always buy physical media

Kizaruber Eats

Joyboy reveal when?
#82

Sadly millions of Nintendrones will defend them, the irrational fanboys/cultists.
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Ubisoft has their own version of Gamepass? :eeke:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-n...amers-comfortable-with-not-owning-their-games
  • Ubisoft rebrands its subscription service and introduces a new one for PC players.
  • Ubisoft+ Premium offers new releases like Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown for $17.99 on PC, Xbox, and Amazon Luna.
  • Ubisoft+ Classics, featuring back catalog games like Far Cry 6, Rainbow Six: Siege, costs $7.99/month on PC.
  • Director of Subscriptions, Philippe Tremblay, notes the active engagement of players with the back catalog.
  • Ubisoft+ Premium offers day one releases and early access with premium editions, emphasizing value.
  • Subscription model in video games sees growth, with one in ten subscribers being new to Ubisoft games.
  • Tremblay sees a shift needed in gamers' mindset about game ownership.
  • Ubisoft believes in streaming but acknowledges the challenge of subscription fatigue.
  • Ubisoft plans to add Activision Blizzard's games into Ubisoft+ in the future, emphasizing streaming's potential.
  • Subscription services face challenges like subscription fatigue, but Ubisoft sees growth potential and low commitment as positives.
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I would probably cry if Steam followed Funimation’s footsteps.
I am extremely worried for the future for Steam once Gaben dies.

Steam settings already have an option relating to streaming games, so I wouldn't be surprised if they try to mimic Xbox Pass Ultimate's Cloud Gaming or pick up where Stadia failed or w/e in future. All it needs is an idiot to take over after Gaben is gone and to push for this with no sense of irony/common sense/awareness and thus history of how this shit completely failed a few times in the past.

The success of Game Pass is also going to encourage not owning games, even more than Steam has. Its all gonna be digital renting/subscriptions and streaming in future.
 
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Mr. Reloaded

Cause a pirate is free
#83
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-n...amers-comfortable-with-not-owning-their-games
  • Ubisoft rebrands its subscription service and introduces a new one for PC players.
  • Ubisoft+ Premium offers new releases like Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown for $17.99 on PC, Xbox, and Amazon Luna.
  • Ubisoft+ Classics, featuring back catalog games like Far Cry 6, Rainbow Six: Siege, costs $7.99/month on PC.
  • Director of Subscriptions, Philippe Tremblay, notes the active engagement of players with the back catalog.
  • Ubisoft+ Premium offers day one releases and early access with premium editions, emphasizing value.
  • Subscription model in video games sees growth, with one in ten subscribers being new to Ubisoft games.
  • Tremblay sees a shift needed in gamers' mindset about game ownership.
  • Ubisoft believes in streaming but acknowledges the challenge of subscription fatigue.
  • Ubisoft plans to add Activision Blizzard's games into Ubisoft+ in the future, emphasizing streaming's potential.
  • Subscription services face challenges like subscription fatigue, but Ubisoft sees growth potential and low commitment as positives.
Oh good lord lmao. I guess everyone's gonna be doing this from now on. They even admit to "subscription fatigue" and still do it :kriwhat:
 

Kizaruber Eats

Joyboy reveal when?
#84
Oh good lord lmao. I guess everyone's gonna be doing this from now on. They even admit to "subscription fatigue" and still do it :kriwhat:
Lmao exactly!

Videogamedunkey's video nailed the severe current day problems with streaming and subscriptions perfectly and hilariously too:


Cable died and was reborn, returning with a vengeance in all new, far worser form lmao.
 

Mr. Reloaded

Cause a pirate is free
#85
Lmao exactly!

Videogamedunkey's video nailed the severe current day problems with streaming and subscriptions perfectly and hilariously too:


Cable died and was reborn, returning with a vengeance in all new, far worser form lmao.
It's especially bad for sports fans because unless you keep cable, it is basically the only way you'll get to watch the teams you actually care about. And even then, some games are still cable exclusive. :kobeha:
 

Kizaruber Eats

Joyboy reveal when?
#86
It's especially bad for sports fans because unless you keep cable, it is basically the only way you'll get to watch the teams you actually care about. And even then, some games are still cable exclusive. :kobeha:
Oh yeah thats absolutely true! Sports fans have been getting milked for absolutely yeasr and to the high heavens! Thats brutal....

I remember one of my friends complaining about having to pay a lot for extra channels to watch sports as he supports certain teams and loves watching certain sports too.

:snoopy::crazwhat::nicagesmile::emohiyo:
 

Mr. Reloaded

Cause a pirate is free
#87
Oh yeah thats absolutely true! Sports fans have been getting milked for absolutely yeasr and to the high heavens! Thats brutal....

I remember one of my friends complaining about having to pay a lot for extra channels to watch sports as he supports certain teams and loves watching certain sports too.

:snoopy::crazwhat::nicagesmile::emohiyo:
You need like 4 to watch all the major sports most people care about which includes ESPN+ which is very niche and meh. It's good if you're into not televised college sports (especially D2 games), hockey and UFC. And it's just meh everywhere else. Still need a cable plan to watch the goods though. And Youtube TV and Hulu live TV keep upping the prices making pulling the cable plug borderline redundant.
 
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