It's another sign the industry is moving away from owning games - some fear that means gamers having to "shell out more."
  • jarfil@beehaw.org
    8·
    4 days ago

    The more subscriptions people need to access the content they want, the more likely they are to pirate it instead.

    Everyone is talking about “Netflix-like” and “Steam-like”, while forgetting that Netflix and Steam grew big not because of their subscription plans, but because they were a single point to access all content.

  • nesc@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    17·
    5 days ago

    So they want xbox game pass only without games and microsoft money? Great plan!

  • Pistcow@lemm.ee
    11·
    5 days ago

    The number of Sega games I’d want to play could he counted on one hand, and I was a Sega fanboy growing up (owned every system and handheld).

    • DdCno1@beehaw.org
      2·
      5 days ago

      Which games would that be?

      Keep in mind that Sega isn’t just a developer, but also a publisher. They are relatively big in the strategy genre, for example, as publishers of the Company of Heroes, Dawn of War, Total War, Valkyria Chronicles and Endless Space series. They are also PlatinumGames’ publisher, own Atlus, etc. pp.

      This doesn’t mean they are necessarily big enough to be able to successfully pull this off, but we’ll see.

      • Pistcow@lemm.ee
        3·
        5 days ago

        Basically, any of the $20 Sega Classic collections that came out, Phantasy Star Online, …uh yeah, it’s not really a stocked library.

  • NotNotMike@programming.dev
    7·
    5 days ago

    I’d rather they not, but:

    If game companies are going to do this, then they should just sell their content to Netflix or Microsoft and cash in on that licensing revenue while not having to do any of the work.

    I do not understand why companies are choosing to make their own streaming services when they are just money pits that provide minimal benefit.

    • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.ggEnglish
      8·
      5 days ago

      I do not understand why companies are choosing to make their own streaming services when they are just money pits that provide minimal benefit.

      Because everyone thought they could save money by doing it themselves. It’s rarely that easy.