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dobby985 on 07 August 2013
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JoeTheBro said:
dobby985 said:
JoeTheBro said:
sundin13 said:
JoeTheBro said:
Things are changing. Back when online meant player to player connections, it was a joke to pay for online. Now with dedicated servers and all the very real costs associated with the online portions of games, paying for it is logical.


You already pay 60$ for the game, and out of curiosity, how much of those costs actually go do developers/publishers. I feel like MS/Sony are just pocketing most of the money, if not all but thats just a guess.

Anyways, I will be going Wii U/PC next gen and this is one of the reasons. I don't play online very often but I like having the opportunity.


If within the 8th gen steam or PC games don't evolve to also being paid online, then I'll agree that it's a rip off.


The servers on Steam or PC in general are usually hosted by clans and members of the community and not game companies themselves.

That's the main difference between PC online and console online.


Even the big AAA multiplat games?


Yeah Call of Duty, Battlefield, Team Fortress,  Counter Strike,  ARMA, Day Z, Garry's Mod, Minecraft etc.

Clans/websites will pay for hosting or directly host the servers by themselves. This allows for custom maps, gamemodes and mods and also allows admins to ban hackers and griefers.