Should We Give Up On Owning Games? | Spot On

The business of games, according to publishers, will find growth in the subscription market, but for that to be realized people need to be ok with not owning games. However, there is more to consider than just what improves subscription adoption.

This week, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown released and it is incredible. But that’s not the only thing Ubisoft debuted. The publisher has taken its subscription service and rebranded it as Ubisoft+, while also changing up the offering. 

Ubisoft’s director of subscriptions, Philippe Tremblay, spoke to gamesindustry.biz to talk about these changes, but there was a choice quote that definitely angered some. Tremblay said that gamers needed to start getting comfortable with not owning their games. This week on Spot On, Tam and Lucy discuss the rise of the subscription model, and what it means for us as consumers, and for game developers working to get things made.

Spot On is a weekly news show airing Fridays in which GameSpot's managing editor Tamoor Hussain and senior producer Lucy James talk about the latest news in games. Given the highly dynamic and never-ending news cycle of the massive video game industry, there's always something to talk about but, unlike most other news shows, Spot On will dive deep into a single topic as opposed to recapping all the news. Spot On airs each Friday.