• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Another streaming service, another easy pass.

    I am happy with doing my own emulation on my own local machine, I dont need to pay a subscription fee to access games I already own via a subpar experience.

  • personalife@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    “Antstream Arcade is now available on the Xbox Store for $29.99, which will entitle you to one year’s access to the service. You can also pay $79.99 up front for a lifetime pass. If you want to test it out first, there’s a free tier available on the web.”

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      1 year ago

      This is completely anti-consumer. A few months ago Microsoft removed free applications similar (and better) than this from their store, only to then turn around and release a paid option because they want more of your money. I wish the developers of these applications had the financial backing required to pursue legal action to a result similar to the Apple v Epic Games lawsuit.

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    1 year ago

    80 bucks for a life time pass is pretty fair imo, but why tf are we streaming these games? I highly doubt the entire library offered takes more then 10 gb.

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    1 year ago

    Streaming? Odd. And it’s all emulation, which I’m sure with some games, will suffer from input lag, sound issues, and so on.

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      1 year ago

      It’s especially stupid when services like WebRCade and Afterplay exist. They offer the same “pick up from anywhere” ease of use, but you’re actually running your games locally.