Are the PS+ "free games" the crack that will bring down the industry?

[Mr Puggsly]

kabamarutr said:

Mr Puggsly said:

 

Typically the games that are on PS+ are over a year old, maybe several years old, or didn't sell great. Most importantly, not every game makes its way to PS+.

Services like Netflix and Spotify bring money to the movie and music industry people wouldn't have given otherwise. I feel a services like PS+ does the same.

Not entirely true. Bioshock Infinite is several months old. "Brothers" even less so.

Considering losses and profits:  If a dev spends a X amount of money to develop Bioshock and instead of 60$ retail gets a fraction of a 50$ yearly subscription, then we can consider that he has loss.

If he then spends Y<

Hence the word, "typically." That shouldn't be confused with words like... "always."

Also, neither of those games are mega hits. Bioshock Infinite has been selling pretty cheap on the digital market and it didn't see a significant holiday boost. Simply put, they wouldn't be on PS+ if they were selling better.