| Soundwave said: You really think "rewards" are something Sony/MS can't do? If it's something that Nintendo even does (which I'm not even sure about, this is the same Nintendo that refuses to drop the price one penny on 95% of their 5+ year old games) and proves to have some success with, Sony/MS will simply copy it. PS+ is already kind of like this, you pay an amount that is basically the cost of one regular game and you get a bunch of "free" games as a "rewards", it's just semantics in terms of labelling it differently. I doubt very much Nintendo will give discounts on their big tent pole games either (the Mario Karts, Splatoons, Mario 3Ds, of the world). |
I think rewards are something they are very clearly uninterested in doing. It goes completely against a subscription model. They are doing it. Iwata literally said that's what their next rewards program would be.
PS+ is absolutely nothing like it. They are not semantics at all. The whole point of a rewards program is to insentivize consumers to purchase more software by rewarding them with something. The PS+/XBLG subsription model is made to give Sony and MS a fixed yearly income and insentivize more consistant player activity. They have no interest in trying to get you to do or buy anything. In their case, it's the exact opposite. If you're subscribed to PS+, you're more likely to boot up your PS4 at least once a month to download and play the "free" game that game with the service you're paying for. PS+ games are not free or rewards just like Netflix movies are not free or rewards and just like Loot Crate goodies are not free or rewards. They aren't free. You payed for them. You payed a subscription fee to a service that is being given to you. That's all.
Again, they said they would. Iwata literally said they would reward players who purchased more with bigger discounts and flexible pricing on software. That's a verbatum quote. Now if you think he was lying, there's no point continuing this discussion. You think he's lying. I think he's telling the truth. My whole point is based on his words being true, so I'm not going to debate the idea that he made a bold face lie about the membership program.
