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Your Internet But Rented

Networking Gamedev

6 months ago 534.6K views 0 shares

Your Internet But Rented

Console manufacturers really looked at the internet you already pay for and said "yeah but what if you paid us too?" Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus are basically subscription services for permission to use your own bandwidth. PC gamers just... connect. No middleman. No $60/year gatekeeper. Just raw, unfiltered access to multiplayer lobbies like it's supposed to be. The best part? Console players are literally double-paying for networking infrastructure. ISP charges them, then Sony/Microsoft charges them again for the privilege of routing packets through their "premium" servers. It's like paying rent to live in your own house.

Subscriptions Are Expensive These Days

Gamedev Hardware Programming

1 year ago 382.3K views 0 shares

Subscriptions Are Expensive These Days

The eternal battle between PC and console gaming boiled down to cold, hard economics. Console players getting robbed twice - first for the hardware, then for the privilege of connecting to the internet they already pay for . Meanwhile, PC gamers smugly buying a game once and playing it forever (or until the servers die because nobody wanted to pay for maintenance). It's the digital equivalent of buying the cow vs. paying monthly for milk delivery from a cow you already bought.