No!!! Same shit like Free2Play and Pay2Win...

Sure. And we should work without being paid.

I think it will eventually happen.

I think the idea of the model is a fascinating one, but here's one reason I don't think it works. Such a model is aimed at the demographic for whom it's difficult or next to impossible to save up a lot of money--mostly kids. Thing is, a kid is way more likely to get a system as a present or something one time, then be set for years. There are very few kids who have a $50 allowance, and even if they did, that wouldn't even include games. It's more realistic, even for someone with little to no income, to save up enough for a system/be gifted one, then buy games whenever possible. But of course that's all purely theoretical.

Microsoft was toying with the model, weren't they? It would be cool to get some financials from that, though I guess it didn't work out since they didn't pursue it further. I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see more stuff like this in the future.

Nope. Everything should stay the way it us. Thank You, very much.

Imagine if there are 500 million+ systems out there given out for free instead of the ~ 35 million expensive systems out there this gen.

That's 100 billion in losses if we consider a bow of $200.

No,making them free doesn't make any sense from a business standpoint.

No. That would be awful, actually. Games being like that is bad enough.

Free hardware!? Lmao, you've got to be kidding.

But they'll be essentially free when gen 9 consists of just XBL and PS Now.

cost to build a ps4 at launch: about $350.

cost to build a cable box: about $20.


surely you can see the difference?