I understand Intrinsic's point about if everybody is willing to pay up then companies like EA "COULD" (important here) do what he fears. But I think if everybody does that thing it's because everybody thinks it's of great value. When/if it doesn't represents great value anymore, what exactly prevents people from not renewing their subscription? You act like if people adopt this they suddenly get tied up and hold no power as to how they buy the games.
Also I see a lot of people comparing this service to PSNow but no one seem to think Sony "COULD" do the same thing. People kept saying Sony would never charge to play online... well they did, now would anyone say Sony would never hide extra features behind PSNow? I wouldn't. Especially if people are willing to shell 2.99$/4 hours of gameplay...
