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Veteran Videogame Analyst: Subscription growth has flattened [in video games] (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/games
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Adding a bit more to the discussion on whether game subscription can be "the future", it looks like despite the heavy push made in the past decade, subscriptions only make up 10% of total video game spending in the US.

Link: https://nitter.net/MatPiscatella/status/1747660051269988522

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I'm not sure there ever was a honeymoon phase for game subscriptions

Couldn't you repeatedly get gamepass for a month for £1 or similar? Assuming they don't offer that anymore, I think the honeymoon is over!