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What they want is software as a service. They want to end game ownership entirely and push gamers into a mandatory subscription. They want to have all games in a catalog like a streaming service that you download to your console to play. They want to sell extra access passes for new and popular games.

They want gamers to pay for a $1,000+ console, subscribe to a $20+ a month game library and $40 passes for new games that have not yet been released to the library. They want gamers to pay for online access as well and want the ability to brick a console for cheating, modification, piracy, or user account bans.

They will succeed too. Gamers make a bunch of noise, but it's all sound and fury signifying nothing. They won't boycott or protest. They will make a bunch of angry memes, write a few articles, spend some time on social media like reddit or lemmy that they would never admit is social media, and then fight scalpers and crowds to get one.

[–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone 23 points 3 hours ago

Because gamers will keep buying their crap.

No one gave a shit when Nintendo did its digital game key shit on the Switch 2. People will keep buying PS5 games.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 hours ago

That's why I pirate unless it's DRM free and doesn't require an internet connection after downloading the installer.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 hours ago

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[–] jodanlime@midwest.social 5 points 3 hours ago

Maybe it's the alcohol but I kinda snort laughed at this

[–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Upvoted for Geoffrey Rush.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Geoffrey Rush quote.

Jeffrey Lebowski stare.