@Xristophoros: They probably do... however $100k in silicon valley or other tech focused regions is practically starvation wages.

@dantesergei: I see where you're coming from. What you say is anti-consumerism doesn't necessarily have to be. What freedom are you upset at losing? The ability to resell your game? Having it on a shelf? At some point we have to transition from physical media to all digital. Think of the cost savings if that is the case and no more disks are printed. Think of the effect cutting down on the waste made by manufacturing will have on our planet. Sure you can't own or resell your games, but at some point if you're paying for a subscription then it no longer matters. Then there's the matter of emulation and ROMs for older games.

If I can pay $10 a month and play ANY game that is available and at a great resolution/framerate while also cutting out the need for buying a new console every 5-10 years then sign me up (already did. :-) I pre-ordered the founders ed.)

This will ultimately be a great deal for people with limited income who love games. Maybe not for the collector, but most definitely for the player.

@dantesergei: I don't see how what you said has anything to do with the FACT that this type of service IS the natural progression of gaming. But I suppose my views are primitive (whatever the **** that means) so I wouldn't know any better....

@Naylord: This was the natural progression of gaming.

@gamingdevil800: Not true. Some carriers maybe have a data cap. Mine does not.

@J_P-: We haven't really had any games that attempted to expand off the new canon since the old canon was retconned, so that's not really a fair statement to make.

Sounds to me like they are gearing up for a new switch hardware revision. Why else would someone need to transfer saves?

@Sindroid: No one cares.

@alucardswrath: Look at Apex as what a developer can do when not constrained to time and corporate BS. The put out a game that no one asked for, without telling anyone, and it became an overnight hit.