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Are Games Transitioning From a Product to a Service?

It started with MMORPG's years ago -- a subscription-based business model for a video game. Years later, Microsoft's Xbox brought a similar idea to consoles with Xbox Live. Now, this idea is more present in the industry than ever. Sony has Playstation Plus, Activision started Elite for Call of Duty, and Battlefield is following in its footsteps with Premium. With all of these things publishers and developers have us pay for beyond the initial purchase of a game, are games going to start being looked at as services rather than products?

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dorron4372d ago

Thank Activision, COD and Bobby Kotick for this...

h311rais3r4372d ago

Dont you just love money squeezing CEOs who get over inflated salaries for absolutely nothing :)

JBSleek4372d ago

Well isn't all forms of media turning into a service from music, movies, books, etc.

As we move towards more digital is just makes sense to move it into a package and move away from the standard model. This doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing.

Well Steam, GameFly, Origin, BF Premium, CoD Elite, etc are all services.

yoyo121214372d ago

BF Premium is nothing like CoD Elite
I don't know why people keep saying it is

grahf4372d ago

Really?
From the Battlefield 3 Premium website:
"Key Features

All Five Expansion Packs with Early Access
Stand out with Exclusive in-game items
Powerful New Features
Exclusive Online Double XP Events
Insider Tactics from DICE"

From the Elite page:

"MW3 Season of Content
Year Round MW3 Competition
Level Up your MW3 Clan
Pro Analysis & Strategy for MW3
Call of Duty ELITE TV for MW3
And Much More..."

Sounds pretty identical to me. I pay $50, I get early access to ALL DLC maps, some cool swag, some extra crap I don't care about, and thats about it.

Please enlighten all of us where they are different.

yoyo121214371d ago

Because elite is a subscription monthly and premium is a one time fee and in premium you get more than that shitty elite

snipes1014372d ago

If youre suggesting that i said they were similar in the article, i didnt. I merely mentioned them both as subscription-based services. They are.

yoyo121214371d ago

Premium isn't a subscription it's a one time fee

mananimal4371d ago

Yes they are, it was always the plan, more $$, more CONTROL for the Oligarchy, the Rich, the Corporate Tyrants, over YOU, the gamer.......as for me? lol hmph! I decided sometime ago....to not let this Hobby get in the way of the underline principal, which is.....I'll stick with "what I can Control" by playing my vast Library of Older titles & systems, & Leave the bending over to the masses of sheeple(STEAM, ONLIVE, Gaikai, Xbox Live Gold , & all
other forms of DRM)..

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Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Review - Gamerhub UK

Can the latest chapter of the series live up to the hype? Well...

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Call of Duty fans can grab exclusive pack completely free – but there’s a catch

CALL of Duty players are getting a special treat for the latest game in the series, Modern Warfare 3.

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infinite-loop27d ago

there is no catch... its free to PS+ subscribers... its is called ‘Combat Pack 4' in the PS subs part of the store

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COD Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 Pride Month Freebies Released; Gundam Mobile Suit Collab Launched

Activision has not launched the Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 Gundam collab cosmetics, and also freebie skins in celebration of Pride month.

Ninjamonkey8253d ago

Wish the hadn't put them among the event camos.

VenomUK53d ago

Reset Era regulars are delighted at this news.

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Elda53d ago (Edited 53d ago )

Nice to have inclusivity. Happy Pride Month to the Puerto Rican community & the LGBTQ community here in NYC.

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anast53d ago

Who downvotes a comment like this?

Storm2353d ago

Yeah...the internet sucks.

Huey_My_D_Long53d ago

Welcome to the N4g. Where the gamers complain about gamer stereotypes while acting like gamer stereotypes.

Elda53d ago

Bigots & there are plenty on this site.

just_looken52d ago

The down votes because this is call of duty a first person shooter not pride month parade #45

I used to play first person shooter's for the military on military action not to watch someone with a pride flag stapled onto a cat shooting a gun from the boys on a map from my little pony.

Now you first up a game its all over your splash screen almost like a porn game can i just play a quick game like it was on the ps3 era ffs.

Elda52d ago (Edited 52d ago )

It's an article that's talking about COD & Pride freebies that coincides Pride month. June is the month of Pride & in the city & state of NY Puerto Rican heritage is celebrated including the LGBTQ community. You know where you can take your BS bigotry.

just_looken52d ago

@ ELDA

Go bang a dude or be a trans i do not care just do not spread that crap in my face 24/7

I do not care if its dung beetal month i am just sick on tired of it being everywhere like the fury shit or in the old days were church's went door 2 door preaching like gtfo with your cult crap.

Elda52d ago

It goes to show how immature you are because the article didn't look for you you decided to enter the article yourself knowing you knew what the article was about from the get go. Your ignorance shows through knowing Pride month isn't just for the LGBTQ but for all cultures & communities. No one put a gun to your head to enter this article you decided to enter the article just to spew your negative bigoted BS or just maybe you entered the article out of curiosity because you're a closet case.

just_looken51d ago

I entered the article because its about call of duty a videogame because we are on a videogame website

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Daeloki52d ago

Happy Pride to you too, and have my upvote to at least try offsetting the downvotes!

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