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http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/search/?gidforum=882959061469928464&include_deleted=1&q=rent+games
And of course devs love the idea of renting out their 60, 70, 80 dollar game for 5 bucks for a weekend so that some can beat it and never bother buying it ever.
Yes, being sarcastic for those who can't tell....
So they are going to have to rent the games for a weekend for pennies, which brings us back to the get pennies for a game that people will play and beat in a weekend or get 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 bucks for a game thats 75% to 90% off that the people can play as many times as they want.
Hmmmmm I wonder which seems more appealing to developers and publishers....
Why would anyone rent a game for 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 dollars for a single weekend when they can just spend that same amount and buy the game and be able to play it as much as they want any time they want.
I know I would never spend 10 cents to a buck to rent something for 1 weekend, or even a full week or a month, when for 5 bucks I can buy the game.
It's not like PS Now is a thing and available on PC, right?
So basically pay 8 bucks a month, and be able to play hundreds of games? So lets just say you stick to 1 game a day and its a 28 day month... thats 8 bucks divided by 28, or roughly 29 cents a game (rounded up) Though you have to take off a bit for Valve to get their money.... so lets say 20 cents a game the devs/publishers are getting. Lets just say it takes you a week playing to beat the game and the game is 5 bucks in Steam to buy it forever. So 7 days times 20 cents is $1.40.
Hmmmm I wonder if the devs would prefer to get $3.50 for their 5 dollar game, or $1.40 for their 5 dollar game....
I would also still pay 5 dollars for the game, to buy it for good and be able to play it any time I want.
So a subscription model will either be filled with pretty much 1 dollar games that go on sale for 20 cents or less or they will have to jack up the price of the subscription model to entice devs/publishers whos games go for no less then 5 bucks when on sale.
No matter how you look at it, subscription based "renting" is bad for either the devs/publishers of the game and steam, or bad for the consumer cause they would be able to get it cheaper by just buying it...
It "might" work on PS cause maybe they own the games or something I don't know, but even on PS I still can't see it being worth while to the game makers.
And yet a system like this is already available. So there is no point in you doing the maths. Somebody with access to the real numbers has already done it and deemed it worthwhile.
You can also refund a game if within the 2 hour limit.
I hope this never happens.
Games being streamed that is (the majority anyway).
like I am seriously just waiting on these games to go on sale to buy them at this point because I am not going to spend my hard earned cash on them for the $60 value ... it doesn't feel like the money value meets the amount of content.
Also, i hear ya on the whole marketing speel with it being a lost of money in the end ... but there has got to be a middle ground because I feel there is a market of folks (like me) that won't buy games because they can't justify the cost of them ... but are willing to rent them. Seriously, there is a want for it but Steam is not meeting the need.
Lastly, the math done to make renting look like a bad marketing decision is not accurate. I know for a fact that companies over price there products on purpose to make a profit. So when a company doesn't sell a title for $60 it isn't a lost, nor is it a loss when they sell it for $50. There is wiggle room and a range that they are willing to work with. Also, gaming for the most part is all about the multiplayer capabliity. You can't rent a multiplayer game and sufficiently enjoy, people BUY mulitplayer games. But I don't like multiplayer games, but that doesn't mean I am not interested in the single player campaign of these multiplayer games. Yet, since these games have a multiplayer focus and the single player campaign isn't that long ... I cannot justify paying $60 for it ... I am willing to rent the title ... but there doesn't seem to be a venue for that on steam.