“Subscription models will always end up being cost/benefit analysis exercises intended to maximise profit.”

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      11 months ago

      And as far as legally playing their old games in the modern era, your options are to find an old physical copy or subscribe to a subscription service. There is no option to buy games individually. Even back when they did that, your purchases never carried over to their next console. They’re awful.

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      11 months ago

      They also straight up refuse to discount anything meaningfully ever. And actively harass anyone streaming gameplay of their games without their permission, and are extremely litigious about emulation that’s clearly established as perfectly legal, among a bunch of other shit.

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      11 months ago

      That’s why “to some extent”. Nintendo does some unsavory moves, but I’m not sure the point of it is profiteering, especially when it comes to taking things out of sale.

      But you can’t deny that they put out games of consistent quality, and not overly monetized.