| Matt Robb |
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Finally, someone uses F2P to really give people options on how to pay for content.
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| Jonathan Jennings |
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well we now know what the model for backwards compatibility will entail in next gen consoles
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| Mark Ludlow |
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As an estimate, you would need to watch 30 minutes of ads (About a Sit-com episode's length) to gather enough time for one non-completionist playthrough. I get enough of that going to the cinema. (It is literally 30 minutes of ads before the movie) Is $4.99 really that much that people would rather subject themselves to advertising for play credit?
Pay-per-chapter is a useful idea though, it's like being able to play a demo without investing in the whole game and then finding you don't like it. |
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| Christopher Engler |
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It's about time. There are a ton of old titles people will pay to play, and the industry needs to look beyond first-week sales.
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| Cordero W |
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Hahahaha. This is the funniest joke I've ever heard.
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| Danny Bernal |
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This is how it begins ... very convenient ... soon you'll be seeing more in game advertisement within the main content even for fully paid games... eventually you'll also need a monthly fee to log in. greed goes so far.
well I could be wrong. Maybe not all services will end up like xbox 360s. |
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| Diego Leao |
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I don't understand people complaining about this. The article clearly says that consumers can play for free if they _want_ to (with ads), or just buy the game. They have the choice, they don't have to endure ads on their fully paid games. They can even pay to play individual chapters if they _want_ to, so quit whining, come on!
I believe this is much more effective than in-game advertizement, and offers great value for those exposed to the optional ads (free AAA games). It is also a good business choice, since the old games (catalog) where just gathering "proverbial dust". |
| Andrew Grapsas |
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So, how long until someone writes a script to just repeatedly watch ads and accrue time? Eh. This is an okay way to play, I guess, for people not willing to spend $5 on a singleplayer title.
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