If any company believes 'Pay to Play' is the way forward, they are very much mistaken. Yes, people will pay for an MMO, because with the multi-player aspect it is reasonable, but not for single-player. In actuality, anyone running such a scheme will probably make a lot less.
Some claim that this is necessary to keep PC gaming alive, yet to be honest, it doesn't look anywhere near dead. I really cannot understand how many consumers believe consoles to be superior, with their 3 or more years worth of out of date hardware! They are limited is so many ways, and always will be. This is an undeniable fact.
Take for instance the economic recession of last year, the number of console games being sold, and thus profits, fell off drastically. Why? Because £40 to £45 for an inferior product is damned unreasonable, when the same product is available on PC for half that price!
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