"Gamers need to get comfortable not owning their games for subscriptions to take off"

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https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-exec-says-gamers-need-to-get-comfortable-not-owning-their-games-for-subscriptions-to-take-off

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Speaking to discuss the launch of Ubisoft's new Ubisoft+ Premium and Ubisoft+ Classics subscriptions, Philippe Tremblay, director of subscriptions at Ubisoft, explained to GI.biz what needs to happen before subscription services become a more significant slice of the video game business.

"I don't have a crystal ball, but when you look at the different subscription services that are out there, we've had a rapid expansion over the last couple of years, but it's still relatively small compared to the other models," Tremblay said.



I understand the point he's making, but I don't think Ubisoft are the people to be making the argument.
hph6203
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I have no problem not owning Ubisoft games.
Average Joe
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I have zero problems paying $10 one month to find out your games suck instead of $70 to own that crap.
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bluefire579
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It's crazy to me that he says this when we're coming off a year where single player experiences have had a huge surge in the gaming space, while at the same time reactions to games like Suicide Squad have shown the fatigue many people have with games as a service.

Looking at the service itself, I also think the fatigue you're starting to see with streaming services is going to make people more wary to jump on services like this. Gamepass, besides being first, has proved to be worth (IMO) the cost, especially since it includes EA and other random titles in addition MS titles, but I don't see Ubisoft having the catalogue to justify what they're asking for.
Artorias
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Nobody cares about Ubisoft subscription services.
Hagen95
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Until Division 3 comes out, I won't care much at all for anything Ubisoft is saying.
BadMoonRisin
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"You will own nothing, and you will be happy".
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