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Is a Paid Game Subscription a Good Idea?

Bobby Kotick has often been gaming public enemy number one due to his very public favouring of paid subscription for Call of Duty; while I am also very reluctant to have to pay more for a game, might this not actually be such a crazy idea?

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Kran5273d ago (Edited 5273d ago )

When you're already paying for it and you have to pay even more, definitly not.

Xbox Live isn't too bad because it's best to be paying for something thats worth paying. I realised. That statement made no sense. :/

Besides, I dont pay for XBL. My mum buys it for me every xmas, so I dont mind :P

ChickeyCantor5273d ago

your mum was sent by MS.
She is a robot.

Kran5273d ago

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! !!!

ChickeyCantor5272d ago

KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

Fir3truck5273d ago

Good old Bobby K, He is a true businessmen. You make something that is off the carts with the gameing communtity, then charge them for everything you can. the man really knows how to make the company money.

Saryk5273d ago

It depends on what is being offered for the money spent. If I can get a guarantee of no cheating, free DLC and constant updates, plus depending on the price, then ok.

PureDarkness5273d ago

This is exactly my point, there are way to many games nowadays that get hacked and problems just not fixed (*cough* COD). If they can guarantee me that for something like a dollar or two a month then I'd be willing.

RSPproductionz5273d ago

but you should have to pay every month to play a hack free game. plus even if they did charge a sub fee it would still get hacked

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Xbox May Update: Retro Classics Come to Xbox Game Pass, PC Gaming Updates, and More

A variety of new updates are available this month across the gaming platforms. Coming today, Retro Classics games are available to play for Xbox Game Pass members. Players who stream on the Xbox app on PC now have an additional streaming option with GeForce Now. Game Bar introduces quick settings, visual updates for Widgets in Compact Mode, and coming soon, Microsoft Edge Game Assist, an in-game browser that brings an immersive game-centric experience to Edge. And Xbox gift cards can now be redeemed for any amount via Xbox Rewards.

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darthv7232d ago

While i appreciate the gesture.... all of these retro classics have been made available everywhere else. I am hoping to see some other Activision properties make their way out of the shackles of the 5th, 6th and 7th gen. Licensing be damned... bring back the Transformers Cybertron games.

P_Bomb32d ago

Love the Cybertron games! TF games have been shit lately. Would love to see that era revisited. I even did the multiplayer!

MrBaskerville31d ago

Is the retro classics for all consoles?

Obscure_Observer32d ago

Metaphor on Gamepass just announced! O.o

Seriously, this is the best generation of Xbox ever!!!

We can´t catch a freaking break from awesome games arriving all the time!!!

Deathdeliverer32d ago

It’s a HELL of a game. If you like JRPGs in the family of Persona, you will be in heaven… that is until you hear the various battle music…. then you’ll be somewhere BEYOND heaven!

babadivad31d ago

Just finished Clair Obscur. This should be fun.

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Activision Working On Open-World Multiplayer IP Based On New Engine

According to a developer working on the title, Activision is working on a narrative-based open-world game based on a new engine through its new studio.

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The Thing That Transformed Gaming Most Was PlayStation 1, Says Ex-Activision CEO

The former Activision CEO said in an interview that PlayStation 1 is what transformed gaming the most because of its innovative technology.

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italiangamer118d ago

Gaming is what it is today thanks to the PS1.

lukasmain118d ago

First game I played on my PS1 was FF7, and it was the best game I'd ever played in my life up until that point and for many years after. I was originally all on Nintendo. But since PS1, I've been mostly all on Playstation since. I got a Switch though

ravens52117d ago

Been all in on PS since PS1. I played Metal Gear Solid and FF7 on there first. I've had the Genisis, SNES, Dreamcast, Saturn, Gamegear, Gameboy, N64, Switch and all the PS systems except The Go and PSP

Knushwood Butt117d ago

I went MD > SNES > NEO GEO CD > PS2 > Gamecube > PS3 > PS4 > PS5

WelkinCole116d ago

Same. Was a Nintendo fan but after PS1 came out it was hard to stick with nin

Michiel1989117d ago

lmao copium. Bobby Kottick sucks and is wrong except when he strokes your ego hahaha come on man since when are we listening to Epstein's friend.

Outside_ofthe_Box117d ago

You're not making the point you think you're making...

Most would agree the PS1 was a pivotal point in gaming history. Has nothing to do with Bobby stroking egos lol.

If you disagree, feel free share what you think changed gaming the most.

darthv72118d ago (Edited 118d ago )

I feel like I was born at the right time... to experience the various impacts the gaming hobby has witnessed over the years. From the initial offering of Pong, to the cart swapping era of the VCS (2600) to Nintendo and the NES dominance and the new beginning of Genesis. But nothing is as transformative as the PS1. I was 22 at the time of its release and for the first time felt that gaming was aimed at my age group... it was more mature and just overall a different vibe than any of the previous generations / platforms i grew up with. Shelling out that $299 on launch day as well as picking up such classic as Wipeout and Ridge Racer. It was a magical time.

....and i have never experienced anything like it since. Sure there were better systems released after, but I was spoiled by the PS1. It was truly revolutionary... and everything after that was just evolutionary.

raWfodog117d ago

Your journey sounds a lot like mine. My first console was Atari 2600 when I was 7. Then I got a ColecoVision, Commodore 64, TurboGrafx, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn. What's funny is that I originally was not interested in the Playstation when it first came out. I had a Nintendo 64 after my Sega Saturn, skipping over the Playstation. It wasn't until Final Fantasy VII was released that I suddenly wanted a Playstation and finally realized on what I was missing out on.

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refocusedman117d ago

i agree with you that the ps1 was transformative, but I don't think that it was more mature than previous systems. the Sega cd and tgx16 already crossed that line with a ton of their titles.

Gamingsince1981116d ago

Yeah but 4 people owned them so it didn't make any impact.

Relientk77117d ago

The original PlayStation is still my favorite console, that and the PS2. I will never forget the vast amount of amazing games and everything complete on the disc, no downloading, no online, and games were just fun. I am glad I grew up during this era and I definitely had a great childhood in terms of gaming.

CrimsonWing69117d ago

I actually strongly agree with this. You have to look at where a lot of these major franchises started or became mainstream, and it was on this platform. It sucks seeing where gaming is now as compared to then, but it is what it is.

justsomeoffdude117d ago

Who the f**k is giving this man a platform to speak????

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