Re-reading the initial post, I don't think this is about rental-style subscriptions. It seems like Game Pass is just mentioned as an aside. Maybe.
I think it means F2P games are never actually free in the long run, because anyone who plays one for long enough is almost guaranteed to put money into it.
I don't know how the title makes sense with this interpretation, but from just the content of the post, this makes the most sense to me.
@allthedinos: I don't know that the Amico is even known today. I guess the Hbomberguy video did get a lot of views so those people have some familiarity, but beyond that I don't know who is even aware of it.
I think I'd heard of it elsewhere before, but these forum threads are the only real reason I know about it.
There needs to be a Steam-like platform for movies, with a good player, access to special features and the ability to watch offline. I know movie distributors are scared of technology and each other, but they're missing out where games publishers are cashing in.
Having the ability to stream a single version of a movie with no subtitles and no options isn't enough. Valve tried to get into movies, but their video player is very bad and the service just wasn't/isn't up to the standard of how they treat games.
I mostly just look at Steam reviews when I'm interested in a game to see if there are any compelling reasons I should or shouldn't buy it. I'm looking for objective features, rather than people's opinions of those features. A good example is Redfall - people kept mentioning things about the game in a negative context, but to me, the things they were talking about sounded fun and interesting. I was lucky enough to be able to run the game well and I really enjoyed it. If people weren't complaining about it, I wouldn't have known I would like it.
I'd like Shenmue and Yakuza to exist in the same space so that it has a chance of becoming more of a genre. Other people can take what those games have in common and make something new with it. Life Is Strange is so down-to-earth; what if it was an open world semi-life-simulator? An American Shenmue where you play as a teenager with a superpower, where choices matter.
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