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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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[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

“the idea that subs will become dominant is unsupported by data.” Ok, so subs are not helping the industry.

I'm not really sure how you're reaching the conclusion that subs not becoming dominant means they're somehow not helping the industry.