Same thing Kodak thought when they invented the digital camera. The film business was booming and they didn’t want to mess with film sales by offering customers a new technology that didn’t require film.

I have heard that Microsoft is burning money trying to keep Gamepass alive, that they’re chasing retention and higher numbers with it, which just doesn’t sound sustainable. So what happens when it becomes too great a cost to bear for them? Or what will they do to reduce their cost?

I’m with you on this. I subscribe to PS+ for online and cloud storage. I also streamed PS3 games through PS Now for over a year before realizing that the joy I got from playing games like The Sly Cooper Collection, R&C Future, Infamous 1 & 2, and Tokyo Jungle just wasn’t worth the money I was spending every month.…

I hate when companies do wrong that they can just simply settle for a pittance and make it all go away with no one really held accountable. 18 Million, for this? $450 for the pain staffers had to go through? Where’s the fucking justice for /anyone/?

If these gaming services are anything like movie streaming services, they will continue to burn money until they start making their own content. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu... they all started a huge push several years ago to create their own content. You see Microsoft attempting to do that too, via studio/talent acquisition…

I definitely hear that. I imagine a future where Microsoft is first (and biggest, most successful, and ostensibly only) one to turn home console gaming into the way we treat TV’s—they all hook up and play the games, and the games themselves are just a service, while your rig, your hardware, is up to you. Basically all…

Microsoft is burning money but for long term gains. Between buying Zenimax and Activision/Blizzard they’re setting themselves up to make money regardless of what system you play on. It’s why gamepass works on phones and tablets too. They want you in their ecosystem, even if you’re not playing an xbox.

Oh cool so I can pay a hefty subscription fee for temporary access to games I’ve already owned for years.

Oh neat... The cost of a 4K Netflix subscription allows me to play games I have already purchased digitally but can't access on modern hardware. 

Wait so if the games are games-on-demand, I can play them offline like I do with Game Pass? I don't need a steady connection to play those games? PS Now has never been available in my region (India) so just want to make sure. 

I own a boxed copy of Navigator 2.. says something when the internet was too slow to download the tool you needed to use to navigate it.

The word “GIF” and how its used is a really interesting example of how technical terms change meaning over time.

Most people probably don’t even know it’s even an acryonym, let alone what for.  So that’s a weak argument.

Go on, say the letter. Say “G” out loud.

Wilhite’s pronunciation is the correct one.

For what it’s worth, Barry Diller was an explicit reference point for Mr. Burns on the Simpsons.

They all look like the same Bond Villain at different stages of life.