| mike_intellivision said: I watched the entire video. This is what struck me ... is around the 11-minute mark when he mentions the founding members "will get a year free and a free game too." The hidden cost is that YOU STILL HAVE TO PURCHASE THE GAMES! And from the website, the price is close to if not normal. Thus, you would have to buy something that you could only play via the cloud. And if the cloud (or cloud provider) ever disappeared, you would no longer have your game. This might be appealing to developers since it is their single system and means you are buying a license to play rather than a physical game. But it is doubtful it will ever be more than niche in the marketplace.
Mike from Morgantown
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Nice catch. I thought they were operating on more of a Netflix model where you pay your subscription and get a certain amount of content per month at no additional charge. Perhaps they'll offer a subscription like that, but it won't cost $15 or less.
Depending on the subscription fee, it might still be attractive compared to the cost of buying gaming hardware and keeping it current. You're definitely right about the spectre of the service folding up being a big concern.
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