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Let's Get Pissy About In-Game Subscriptions (The Jimquisition)

  • Writer: James Stephanie Sterling
    James Stephanie Sterling
  • Nov 25, 2019
  • 1 min read


Subscriptions for games are not new, but in the era of the "live service" they look set to make a major comeback. With television, music, and physical goods all offering subscriptions, companies want an endlessly drip-fed stream of cash.


The idea of in-game subscriptions that offer premium extras may very well become the new microtransactions - on top all the existing monetization techniques - and services like Fallout 1st or the Animal Crossing "Happy Helper" plan offer a glimpse at that potential future.


It's not a great future, so I'm going to be pissy about it.

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