I know value proposition and pricing, ownership, availability issues and etc are the main points discussed here
But why nobody is talking about the opportunity to give any game a try without spending more money?
I feel absolutely miserable paying for a game and then hating it. I feel I already spend way too much time reading, watching and informing myself for games before making a purchase
I also hate the feeling of not buying a game that I actually will love because I need to make choices. And I know there is hundreds of games that I will love if I play, but I will never discover because I can't afford paying for anything only to give a 2 hours try
For instance, when I want to see a new anime series on Crunchyroll it's perfect, I can watch as much as I need to make a proper judgment and if I don't like I can just drop it and move on
I pick a new anime, movie and music after looking for it for 5 minutes. Yes I don't bother losing my time making a bad choice
Meanwhile I need to spend days, sometimes even weeks, choosing games before buying to avoid losing my money
A place where you can play some hours of a game without paying is the most important value on subscription services imo
In reality, if I have an option of paying full price for every game I beat ever if it means I should not pay for games I stop playing before 5-6 hours I would call it an awesome deal. I lowkey feel at least half of the games I buy I finish only for the sake of making my money more "worth it", and I hate this feeling as well







