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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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[โ€“] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can buy individual films and TV programmes though, it's just that most people want them now rather than in a day or two when the DVD arrives in the post

[โ€“] echo64@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

you can buy some individual films and tv programs, you can not buy many, if not the majority of modern film/tv shows.