Runa216 said:
I was moreso referring to the collection aspect of it, since that was in the same sentence. My experience is that I have shelves and shelves of games, a game room, all my old consoles hooked up, 100+ amiibos, entire shelves dedicated to special edition boxes, etc. My game COLLECTING is pretty serious and by my definition that puts me heavily into the hardcore side of the spectrum even if my gameplay styles (Slow, over time, usually not getting 100%, replaying old games and playing new games but never mastering anything) paint me as more casual. I fully admit I did a poor job explaining my stance here. Not sure if I was just tired or stupid or burnt out or what. All I know is that, as I said in my first post in this thread, Game Subscription models don't really gel with any of my personal values in gaming, and one of those reasons is that you don't own your content, which in my view lessens the value of the games themselves and thus devalues your collection. It was like when I first downloaded a rom pack of SNES roms way back in like 2007 or something. I was taken aback at almost 800 SNES games in a single package for less than 1 GB. By suddenly having hundreds of games, I was overwhelmed with choice and didn't play any of them. By going from the 30ish games I actually had on my SNES to 790 games digitally...I still didn't play any of the games in the package. Because I didn't own them, and I didn't put value into them, I didn't get any value out of them. Despite knowing that games like Chrono Trigger and Super Metroid are all-time greats, I still didn't play them because it felt wrong. because I didn't own them. IT's similar with games services. IT doesn't feel right to play a game I don't own. it devalues the game in my eyes. it actively takes away from my desire to play the games if I don't own them - be it digitally or physically - and as such no game on these services interests me. If I ever got GamePass or Now, I'd literally use it as a demo to try before I buy, and I'd only ever play games I actually owned. So what's the point? Download a free demo, watch youtube, or whatever. Or take a risk. a huge part of gaming to me is discovering new games based on gameplay footage or reviews or listening to what people I trust say. I often literally just buy games to support the devs, or for versatility. I have Final Fantasy X on PS2, PS3, PS4, Vita, Switch, and PC, plus I have digital versions of these games on PS4 and Switch as well, so I have 8 copies of the same game...because I value it a lot. Like I said, cost is not an issue, but now I can play one of my favourite games no matter where I go and what I do or what room of the house I'm in, and while I realize that's rather silly, it's just how my brain works when it comes to ownership and collecting. So yeah, I avoid subscriptions because it devalues my collection, and that would make me feel less serious about my passion. That would hurt my feelings. |
If you like collecting games, obviously digital subscriptions aren't for you. If that's your point then I don't think anyone would disagree.
