| bobobologna said: The problem isn't whether or not I can afford $50 a year. Of course I can. The problem is whether or not I feel like those $50 are a justified cost. And to me, it isn't. It's like paying Apple $50 a year so that your iPod touch can connect to the itunes store. No one would pay for that shit (well, ok, there are probably a lot of people who would because they love giving Apple their money). |
It does sound implausible that people would pay for such things. Then again, why would some people pay over $1200 per year for cable and broadband when they could watch over-the-air TV and use a dial-up modem? How many games would THAT buy?? 
I guess it all depends on perceived value. I can't die on every hill, and I believe I get some amount of value from my $50 every 13 months, so I'm not going to sweat it.
