eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoXbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you already bought: Time-based a la carte charges come on top of the purchase price for the games themselves.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square206linkfedilinkarrow-up1804arrow-down112
arrow-up1792arrow-down1external-linkXbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you already bought: Time-based a la carte charges come on top of the purchase price for the games themselves.arstechnica.comeicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square206linkfedilink
minus-squareCptOblivius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 day agoThis has been a successful business model for mmos for decades. This is not new.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoNot really, the MMO model is ppm not ppp. The gamepass subscription already fits the MMO model.
minus-squareCptOblivius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoIt’s quite similar. Pay for a game and then pay for game “time.”. Mmos are a pre pay, this is likely billed after playing. But really just paying for time after buying the game.
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoWell that would explain why I’ve never seen an MMO streamer before. At least not since Leeroy.
This has been a successful business model for mmos for decades. This is not new.
Not really, the MMO model is ppm not ppp.
The gamepass subscription already fits the MMO model.
It’s quite similar. Pay for a game and then pay for game “time.”. Mmos are a pre pay, this is likely billed after playing. But really just paying for time after buying the game.
Well that would explain why I’ve never seen an MMO streamer before. At least not since Leeroy.