[onyxringer]

When I stopped owning movie DVDs I started paying $10/mo for watching a whole catalog of movies. When I stopped owning music CDs I started listening any song I want on demand for $10/mo. For $10/mo I'd be fine not owning games and playing any game I want from a large catalog on demand.

[lolinder]

But then that $10/month for a whole catalog of movies became $60/month as the whole streaming ecosystem fractured and every studio decided it needed its own platform. Now you scroll through Disney+ and think you're seeing a whole bunch of options, but if you look closely you realize that the same movie is showing up in 4-5 different categories to pad out the home page.

That's the direction games are headed—it's not going to be a subscription for a whole bunch of titles, it's going to be a subscription for a single studio's titles, with a different subscription needed for each studio.

[Macha]

And that's why people are getting disillusioned by the streaming model, and why media piracy is back on the rise after a while of being on the decline.

[jsemrau]

Not to sound snarky, but try to find an older movie like "Lost Boys (1987)" on one of the many streaming services. This is not an infinite library but they pre-select what we can and more importantly can't watch.

[sorokod]

The ability for you to determine your monthly payment is not on offer here.

The ability to enjoy films/games you have in the past is not guaranteed.

Tha ability to gift your films/games to someone else is not on offer here.

Spying on you is pretty much guaranteed

[fullstop]

That's pretty much what Gamepass is.

[Macha]

For now. People have learned from Netflix that soon it won't just be Game Pass, but Game Pass + EA Play + Ubisoft Play + Paradox Streaming + 2k streaming + Square Enix + ....