Mnementh said:
Well, you shouldn't get Prime for LOTR, that is crap. You may get Prime for great stuff like The Boys, Carnival Row, The Expanse or The Man in the High Castle. If I would recommend only one, it would be The Man in the High Castle, based on a 1962 novel of the same name by Philiip K. Dick (who might be the best american SciFi-author). |
The Expanse is one of my favorite TV Shows. But alas, it's concluded with no new seasons.
So Physical is the way to go for that now... That way you can experience it with better fidelity.
But my point is the fragmentation of the market has resulted in a need for multiple subscriptions to enjoy content that appeals to an individual.
PC started going this direction with Steam/GOG/uPlay/Origin/Impulse/Epic/Desura and more just coming out of nowhere... But now there is consolidation with mostly Just Steam/GOG/Epic in the race primarily.
| BasilZero said: Nobody's forcing anyone to sub to everything. There's a reason why every streaming service has no cancellation fee or no binding contract that is forced upon when you sign up for a service. |
Unfortunately, if I was to turn my Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One X, Series S or Series X on, majority of the games are unplayable because my subscription isn't current.
So it's easier just to game on PC where those issues don't exist.
I think Steam offers the right balance, no subscriber bullshit, unlimited play... And that is what I want Xbox to bring forwards instead of Gamepass which is useless to me.
But you are right, that it's asinine to subscribe to everything at once, but I would also argue sometimes that it's a requirement in larger households.
Then you still have the issue of having a thousand different accounts for everything where you have to remember your details when you go to re-activate your subscription... Or the issue that for every "service" you sign up to and hand over your details, the larger the chance of having your information leaked/stolen/sold online.
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