RolStoppable said:
Understandable, but not an interesting post. The interesting part would be if Microsoft can pull off what Sony did. I don't think they can because the PC, unlike a PlayStation console, is an open platform. Microsoft may try to force Gold on everyone with Windows 11 (or whatever they will call it), but I don't see that working because they don't have control over all publishers on PC, so gamers will let Microsoft rot and go to the games that aren't tied to Microsoft's service. |
I'm also doubtful: Microsoft has tried to push their system onto the PC before, with catastrophic results, and this new strategy tells me they at least learned something from that failure.
That said, for all their preening the PC gaming community really isn't that much more demanding than their console counterparts. They've willingly swallowed a DRM scheme and santcified its pusher: sweeten the pot enough and it's not inconceivable that they'd pay for online play too. It's less likely because the platform has so many alternatives, but it's not impossible.
