Re:Netflix’s Prices Are Rising Faster Than Cable
by boardwaalk on Monday January 17, 2022 @09:59AM
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Wait, what Apple Arcade games have ads? Some of them have “formerly had in-app purchases” vibe, but no actual ads. I would guess Netflix’s stuff to be the same.
Re:Netflix’s Prices Are Rising Faster Than Cable
by discardable_dan on Monday January 17, 2022 @10:04AM
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I'd have to look at my phone. I just know I installed some and got ads in the games, and it made me unsubscribe.
Re:Netflix’s Prices Are Rising Faster Than Cable
by OskarS on Monday January 17, 2022 @10:27AM
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Apple Arcade games have neither ads nor in-app purchases, it's the whole point of the service.
Re:Netflix’s Prices Are Rising Faster Than Cable
by hylaride on Monday January 17, 2022 @10:15AM
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There are various games that have an apple arcade version as well as an ad supported or separate paid app. It's stupidly confusing.
Re:Netflix’s Prices Are Rising Faster Than Cable
by procinct on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:18PM
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They definitely do not have ads (or in app purchases). Maybe you downloaded a non arcade game by mistake?
Re:Netflix’s Prices Are Rising Faster Than Cable
by jbluepolarbear on Monday January 17, 2022 @09:58AM
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What Apple Arcade games have ads? The whole point of arcade is to provide ad-free games.
Re:Netflix’s Prices Are Rising Faster Than Cable
by croon on Monday January 17, 2022 @10:41AM
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They are games designed for ads/microtransactions, but those parts cut out, usually leaving a grindy mess with no shortcuts (paid or otherwise).
I won't say every, but most games that aren't designed as pay-once are just elaborate dopamine slot machines, with no winners. The exceptions are few.
First, Netflix' games have the same issue as Apple Arcade: the majority are ad-riddled trash. And Apple Arcade has App Store tie-in.
Second, the global numbers are likely to keep Netflix afloat (the same way they seem to for Facebook), but stateside numbers are abysmal compared to emerging services [0]: Netflix boasts 74.02 million subscribers in U.S. and Canada, and HBO Max has 45.2 million domestic (give or take 5 million). Within a year of launch, HBO Max has captured 2/3 the subscription size of Netflix! (Globally, it is barely doing double the numbers of Disney+.) The other competition has proven itself viable in a fraction of the time, and are using their built-in infrastructure to continue to compete. Netflix no longer has any differentiating factor, except that their US adult-targeted content is usually lower quality.
0. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/10/disney-netflix-and-other-str...