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[-] orenj@leminal.space 24 points 1 day ago

lmao, good fucking luck realizing this without massive expenditures in infrastructure. In the US, internet is basically shit everywhere i've ever lived, I've never been able to even stream from my own PC to my phone without the experience being excruciating and unplayable on anything that wasn't turn based.

[-] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago

they don't care... they want people to pay for shit service to then upgrade to the less shit service to have its terms change without your consent or prior knowledge to the more expensive service that requires some other shit or specific hardware... which will also be shit.

[-] meejle@piefed.world 3 points 11 hours ago

We're pleased to announce that we're introducing ad-breaks to our Premium and Premium+ tiers, to give players greater choice! Our new Premium Ultra+ tier will give players a true ad-free experience for just £49.99 a month.*

*Additional charges may apply. Data collection required. Proprietary game controller required (sold separately). Subscription renews automatically until account holder's death. Advertisements may still be shown in certain cases.

[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Upgrade to less shit service? Wake me up in 2034 when that's an option.

[-] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

so you don't want to pay just an extra 1.99 for only 4 ads instead of 8? also for another 0.99 you get the chance to earn upto 70% off your next subscription to the monthly pre-order bidding

[-] Maiq@piefed.zip 1 points 1 day ago

You will own nothing and like it!

[-] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

if that's what they want. I'll stop consuming quite easily.

[-] DaGeek247@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago

Yeah. Take-Two CEO is a dumbass for the logistical reasons alone. Good-enough-to-stream-games internet is more rare than household VR headsets. There is not enough market to support this industry at the scale required to make it financially viable.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago

Not in America at least, which is a problem given that America is the single biggest market in the world.

[-] skribe@piefed.social 2 points 21 hours ago

That might no longer be the case after another two-and-a-half years of Trump.

[-] Dultas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

That's mainly because upload speed is capped much lower than download speed. That's reversed if you're streaming from a service though. Still a shit idea either way, hell the streaming services of several years went under in what a year or two.

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