Ubisoft interested in EA Access like program, thinks it's good for publisher brands

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Puppyroach said:
So, let me get this straight: is it Sony that people are angry at for starting the whole subscription based model for games? Why was it ok for Sony and later MS to do it, but not for 3rd parties?

Games for Gold and Plus give you added value on top of the sub you already had to pay (Online). This value was by them giving you free games from just about every publishers under the sun.

With this we will no doubt end up losing that, with us needing to pay additional subs to gain portions of it back, while simultaneously losing value we once had in our Live/Plus subs. You may also end up losing deals too. For example, say Plus/Live has a SE deal going on right now, with many of their titles being 50% off for this week only. Well, maybe they will now take that deal and make it where you can access these large savings on these titles only if you are a SE Access subscriber. That is one way to get people to subscribe, and they WILL do whatever it takes to increase subs.

 

People are thenfearful of the publishers then trying to hide game features normally found in their games behind their subs in order to increase subscription base. Considering the direction the industry has been heading for the last decade, they are fearful for good reason.

In the end, if something like that happens, nobody here benefits.