Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get 'Comfortable' Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off - IGN
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An executive at Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft has said gamers will need to get “comfortable” not owning their games before video game subscriptions truly take off.

Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get ‘Comfortable’ Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off::An executive at Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft has said gamers will need to get “comfortable” not owning their games before video game subscriptions truly take off.

  • @[email protected]English
    17•10 months ago

    We even have the current streaming services as examples, that’s why Ubisoft are greedy for getting people to subscribe.

    Game streaming services will eventually be:

    • Fragmented: You will need to have multiple subscriptions to play the games you want.
    • Games will disappear without notice (We already see this on app-stores).
    • Prices will be jacked up at a whim, and premium tier plans will be added.
    • And as the pièce de résistance: Full of ads.
    • AndyEnglish
      10•10 months ago

      THIS. This right here is the problem.

      If Ubisoft wants consumers to give them a chance, they should call up Netflix and Disney and Hulu and politely ask them to not demonstrate what the fuck happens if players put trust in the platforms that we’re assured will be reliable and consistent places to store games for years and years to come.

      The problem really isn’t streaming games and cloud storage as a concept. The problem is that the people trying to implement it have demonstrated over and over and over how both untrustworthy and incompetent they are. That’s it. If the platforms had credibility and accountability, this probably wouldn’t be nearly as big a deal.