In the Mastering the Game Podcast, host Jermaine Harris discusses a recent interview with Philip Tremblay, a director from Ubisoft. Tremblay suggests that gamers may need to accept not owning copies of games for subscription services to thrive, drawing a parallel to the shift towards streaming services for music. However, Jermaine disagrees, noting that while music streaming services offer similar libraries, game subscription services like Ubisoft’s are limited to their own games. He believes that for subscription services to be more popular, they should offer a wider range of games, akin to Microsoft Game Pass. Jermaine appreciates the idea of accessing new games but worries about storage and bandwidth issues. He also expresses concerns about the potential loss of game ownership, game takedowns, and the ongoing cost of subscriptions. Additionally, he feels it’s unfair that offline gamers would still need to pay for a subscription even if they don’t play online games. Ultimately, Harris hopes that the option to buy individual games will continue alongside the growth of subscription-based models.

Source: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-ubisoft-and-getting-gamers-comfortable-with-not-owning-their-games

Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-director-says-gamers-will-get-more-comfortable-not-owning-games-and-hes-not-wrong/

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