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Originally Posted by $5 submissions
SWOTR has already cost EA over $200 to $300 Million. Pressure is definitely on the old Pay to play model.... Given WOW's subscription situation, I wouldn't be surprised if a few execs at EA/Bioware are breaking a bit of a sweat...
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Free to play is the hot trend, but it's simply a retread of the free trial. Eventually people will realize they end up paying more with free to play then with the old model and the huge influx of people trying it out will level off.
The free to play models is simply a trial. You can only enjoy it so long before you hit a ceiling. So it's simply a different way to market a traditional free trial. Not saying there is anything wrong with the free to play model, but it's a marketing ploy, not really a new business model.
I promise you within a year or so, these free to play sites will star offering "all you can eat" options for a monthly or yearly fee as people realize they are spending more on the "free" games than they paid for the old subscription games.