| Andrespetmonkey said: Isn't that kindof stuff already happening now on phyisical copies with stuff like online passes? Maybe if consumers wise-up and stop supporting anti-consumer business practices than things will get better, but that's being optimistic. I can imagine a company like Steam having a great streaming service. |
I'm not a huge fan of online passes, but the way they've been handled so far seems to be that if you buy it new, you get to play online as a part of the deal. If not, well, that'll be $10. Seems a relatively reasonable way of handling used games, if a bit of a pain in the ass. Has there been a case of an online pass locking people out of single player content yet?
Of course, anti-consumer behavior has to be stood up to regardless, but I'm afraid that the power shifts far too much toward the content providers in a streaming-only future. Steam is great and all, but Valve isn't perfect - far from it.
