Games as a Service I think of as an overarching concept based around the idea of service not stopping at the point of sale. After that, the different approaches are almost “sub-classifications”.

By your definition, we’ve had Games-as-a-Service since the dawn age of home PC gaming.

This is a game called Temple of Apshai. It was released in 1979 for TRS-80 and Commodore PET home computers. The years ahead would see it released on Apple II, Atari, Commondore 64, and others.

Two years later in 1981 this paid expansion kit (software addon) was released (for Apple II and TRS-80). To use the expansion, you needed to own the original game. It added on additional maps and levels to play using the same game engine as the original. This would seem to match your definition of “not stopping at the point of sale” because obtaining the expansion kit would require yet another trip to the point of sale to continue to play the new content.

tl;dr To me GaaS is the literal idea of treating games as more than a one-time product, but evolution in how content is delivered and monetized have lead to many different approaches.

Then what you’re citing as GaaS as a new phenomenon has been with us since the beginning.

It’s long and I’m sorry.

No need to apologize. I appreciate the time and you took to explain your thoughts. It gave me a more clear view of your vision, and I appreciate that understanding. Even though I only quoted a small part of your post, I read and considered the whole thing.

I don’t think this is limited to just France.

We’re semi-regular visitors to the wonderful nation of Canada. We’ve really only been to two or three places that might be off the beaten path instead visiting mostly bigger cities regularly. I really like getting in conversations with the locals wherever we go to learn about life in that particular city or region. Just recently when one local was asking where else we’d been in Canada, I rattled off a list of Canadian places we’d visited and they paused for a moment and they said “You’ve seen more of Canada than most Canadians.” That made me sad actually, and a bit ashamed. I wasn’t meaning it to rub it in, but just wanted to share how much we appreciate the natural beauty and the people of the country.

Huffman, a native Texan, brought his wife, three daughters, and their family Husky, “Baby,” with him to Russia. The couple also has three sons from prior marriages who opted to remain in the United States.

The 3 sons are smarter that mom and dad. I hope mom wises up fast enough to get the daughters out. Dad is not long for this world.

Your own source cited numbers even suggest the majority of people admitting to murder are the one that did the murder, and you’re trying to use that as a defense to your point?

they admitted they did it because they wanted to discredit Bush.

He sounds trustworthy so I guess we’ll take that at face value

Detective #1: “We have the murderer. He admitted to killing the victim.”

Detective #2: “What kind of fool are you to believed that?!”

well that’s the thing, it went free to play. Pretty classic enshittification arc.

I don’t remember any one thing getting worse with TF2 after that change. What would be enshitified for it? Microtransaction cosmetics? I’ve never had a problem with those, as long as they are just cosmetic. If they change the balance of a game though, I simply refuse to play those games.

Rather used copies of real documents that had their kerning adjusted to appear false.

Can you cite a source on that? I remember back then seeing an interview with the person that made up the docs and they admitted they did it because they wanted to discredit Bush.

They are blind, not obtuse. Norton ≠ Notion.

I’m not that poster, but I made the same mistake when reading the headline.

I think you may be using a different definition of GaaS than mine. My definition includes a regular fee to play or a subscription as a continuous revenue generation from the product. From your replies I don’t think your definition does. That leaves me more confused about your definition.

What is your definition of Games-as-a-Service?

I don’t. I’m asking by applying what we know of physics in our universe, and assuming the same physics work in others (a big assumption I know). As in, I’m asking if my application is correct.

If our universe exists inside a black hole, does that mean it would be potentially subject to collapse if “parent” black hole loses matter converted to energy and lost to the “parent universe” via Hawking radiation? Would this be our “big crunch”?

Hard disagree -before it went Free to Play, Team Fortress 2 was a shining example of GaaS!

How was TF2 (pre-FTP) a GaaS? I bought it in the Orange Box for a one-time cost. Where is the as-a-service component to that business model you’re citing?

Palestinian scholarship students with places at Irish universities and processed visas remain trapped in Gaza as the Irish government refuses to evacuate Palestinians who aren’t on “official government scholarships”.

At least 20—but possibly up to 40—Palestinian students have been accepted to Irish universities with full tuition and accommodation waivers. The Irish embassy in Tel Aviv has confirmed their visa applications meet all requirements for approval.

They are however still in Gaza. The Department of Foreign Affairs has said, “Those students who have not been awarded a government scholarship do not meet the current criteria for assistance,” in a response health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill forwarded to student advocates.

What are the scholarships these students have that are not “official government scholarships”? The article doesn’t explain. Are these scholarships from private organizations or individuals?

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Dan Rather was forced out at CBS for revealing Bush’s embarrassing Texas air national guard service.

I’m no fan of Bush, but Rather used documents that turned out to be false. I don’t think Rather knew that at the time, but you’re omitting a hugely important piece of those events.

To quote Omar from The Wire: “If you come for the king, you best not miss”.

Oh I agree with your assessment, but its completely self serving on Spacey’s part. He doesn’t actually care about what happened to the Epstein victims. He’s just using this as an opportunity to say “See? I’m not as bad as them. I’m on your side. Look how much they suck. See how much we have in common?”

Turns out he was a CEO and that was his secretary (tail as old as time).

The infidelity is one thing but no need to insult her over her older age. /s

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Ooooorrrrrrr…I could buy physical media, and rip my own permanent copy, which never expires, andwhose cost is a one time purchase.

How do you know what to buy? There are all kinds of shows I watch (before knowing anything about them) that aren’t worth buying.

I’m on my 4th read through of the wheel of time

Do you actually read all the way through? I’m not sure I could take reading that much of Faile again. She made me nearly write off Perrin because of how much time he spent on her.