Splatoon going to have Microtransactions?

[outlawauron]

spemanig said:

outlawauron said:

Steam doesn't host and house what XBL and PSN do. The only simiarility at all is the distribution of games. Nintendo will either start a sub service or it will continue to be what it is.

Please enlighten me on the online elements Steam doesn't have that requires a subscription.

Steam only hosts an community and a store. It doesn't have the infrastructure of PSN or XBL, because multiplayer and many other services are not hosted by Valve. Their servers are only for server connectivity for DRM and friends + downloading games. This isn't a slight against Steam, because people use other applications to do things like group voice chat or gameplay recording (although steam recently started this).

Can't really compare an application to a service that intregrated into the purpose of the device. From the non-gaming applications to free games/monthly to services like PS Now/Music or Movies Unlimited. It's no longer a pay for multiplayer discussion. There's far more that you're contributing to.