[rchaud]

I downloaded FIFA15 on PS3 years ago, and I've only played it a couple of times for this reason. They have completely gimped the out-of-the-box features in terms of what you can do as a single player. Majority of gameplay revolves around Ultimate Team, which requires packs.

Makes me long for the days of FIFA 96-09, where you didn't have to buy a damn thing other than the game itself to play in tournaments with you favourite team.

The "recurring revenue" model has really soured the experience of playing video games.

[ahje]

> The "recurring revenue" model has really soured the experience of playing video games.

Yeah, and the worst part is that many video game companies would rather kill decent single-player franchises with low-quality games that nobody likes, in order to get multiplayer capability and loot-boxes baked into everything.

Ten years ago I spent quite a lot of money on video games. Now, I just can't be bothered anymore. Most of the games I bought ten years ago have more replay value than the ones on the market today. At the same time the market for gaming seems to have exploded, so I guess it's working out for them.

[ionised]

> The "recurring revenue" model has really soured the experience of playing video games.

In fairness, that particular model seems to be mainly attributed to the kind of EA/Ubi/Acti/ annual 'AAA blockbuster' shovelware.

All games I play currently on PC are free of this crap. No game I've bought in the last year has had anything like this either.

That said I mostly play games that are highly moddable.