When DLC became the norm, intelligent people foresaw that it wouldn't be long before important segments and the extra bonuses that were free in the last gen would start being cut out and sold back to the customer, while the idiots cried "tinfoil hat". Guess what?

Then smart people said that online passes were a prelude to further attempts to kill used games. What did Microsoft try at the XBone's release?

Sony's streaming service is testing the waters. They want to see how tolerant consumers are to not even having the games in their houses.

Companies like Activision, EA, and Microsoft have been talking about "games as a service" (as opposed to the current model of games as a product) for years. (Valve started that line, by the way)

The scenario that they want is very clear: They want the consumer to buy the console, buy the subscription, buy the game, play it on their servers, and pay for additional content. And in 2025 when the game isn't on their servers anymore? Tough.

You also have to know how little respect the industry publishers have for the industry consumers. Their response to the consumer expecting a quality product is to start pissing on the consumers.

The game industry is growing up at the worst possible time. Music and movies are safe because they're established. When people buy a movie, they expect to get the full movie, and to be able to watch that movie whenever they want from that day forward, whether their internet is connected or not. Same with music.

However, games are new(ish), as is modern technology, and the big boys are experimenting to see just how much they can exploit the combination.

Normally that would be the job of gaming 'journalists', but they're too busy pushing political agendas atm.

Meh. People should be wary of getting fracked over of course, but there's a fine line between being cynical and being a cynical asshole. I'm not going to rage if people buy DLC I think is a ripoff or whatever. Its their money they can waste it how they like.

Besides, I can't be too cynical when I know stuff like Persona 5 is being worked on. σ(≧ε≦ｏ)