I was in a huge discussion with some friends about subscription services. The only real benefit to a subscription service to me is if it is one of those that are a streaming service which allows lower-end PCs to run higher-end games, but even this has it’s issue as it is reliant on a good internet connection.
Another issue I found was just like Netflix you cannot choose what games are on the service nor can you guarantee it will remain on the service. Games are removed from these services quite often sadly. if you only play a few games it really winds up costing you more money that just buying the game outright.
In my eyes, subscription services face a huge uphill battle and it really hurts the gaming industry more than it helps. I’d prefer control over my game library, especially one that I am paying for. In the end though, I prefer to own my games, not rent them.
To keep it positive, if these platforms do anything, I hope they help Boundless…