SvennoJ on 14 August 2014
You can add Season passes, Early access and Kickstarter to that. Instead of taking the risk and make a good product that sells, publishers rather get the cash up front.
The next step is more subscription services like EA access. MS is already more interested in the cash cow that gold live is and Sony has followed this lucrative business model. Use exclusives and 'free' games to attract people to your subscription service. This only leads to less game sales overall.
Dunno if that's doom for the industry. Publishers still need to keep you interested enough to pay them a monthly fee. There will be some downsizing, owning multiple consoles is more attractive if that doesn't mean you also need multiple subscriptions for the full experience.
