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SvennoJ on 19 August 2021
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RolStoppable said:

Paying for online means to pay a second time for something you've already paid for, so yes, it's bad. However, it has very little to no effect on game design, so calling it worse than in-game purchases is a stretch.

I suppose the premise of this thread is that you'd like to play online while you can easily avoid in-game purchases, but objectively there's much more damage to gaming coming from in-game purchases.

GT Sport? Can't do much offline, single player design has taken a backseat to online multiplayer. GT7 postponed until PS5.

Positive of the online income for GT Sport is all the extra monthly content for years. Or is that a negative, release half the game first then finish it while people are paying for ps+ to keep playing it.

Same with FS2020, it's on gamepass, but it's a 10 year project. Did it release (too) early to get more 'online' income. or is the continued subscription that makes it possible to be supported for 10 years. Of course, FS2020 as a sim is the mother of all in-game purchases. (Although first time it has an in game marketplace afaik)

Anyway I paid up front for FS2020, play on PC no online fee, and avoid buying from the marketplace (because the monthly updates keep breaking add-ons) so best of both worlds? or worst...