ZellSF wrote:Not saying there aren't problems with consoles, but I feel they're better than PCs if you're a legit customer. In twenty years I expect to be able to play my PS4 disc of Prey (although without patches), I do not expect to be able to play a Steam copy of Prey at all.
Dont count on it, dont most games refuse to play on the PS4 and Xbox One if you are not connected to the net and they cant phone home? I thought the PS3 was the last console that didnt "require" an online connection to play?
SME's are being pushed to SaaS, dont be surprised that consumer software is slowly heading this way/model as well... And of course dont forget, we are the minority, most consumers are more than happy with pay to play and subscription based entertainment models (take your Netflix, Prime etc... as an example, and of course mobile games!).
Obviously this probably varies dependent on your territory as well, living space is ever more expensive here in UK - so having physical stuff not always practical ether, and the market knows this.
GOG is great, iv had an account since they launched. But the day they close their servers, dont expect to get your "purchases" anymore so unless you have backups your f**ked. Again you only have your stuff for as long as they grant you access to it.
Rightly or wrongly, we will always have the pirates so there's some hope at least...