If PS2 is going to be F2P, what of those who pre-ordered the game?

[Scow2]

Yeah... I've not seen any good F2P games either...

I'm blaming WoW.

As far as subscriptions go... I see a lot of people complaining that people don't pay subscriptions to play FPS games. Did 2004 not happen, or something? I remember a lot of people paying for a subscription to Xbox Live so they could play Halo 2 back then.

The problem I've always had with F2P games is that I never know how much I have to pay for the best content-per-cost ratio. I do like Guild Wars' business model: Buy the game, play forever. If you get enough players, you get enough payers. WoW's ability to double-dip the market is unique... I blame Blizzard's high quality and great player support for enabling and supporting Activision's customer abuse.

[BuzzCutPsycho]

A F2P system usually ends up costing more than a monthly system. It's very easy to rack up over $15 a month on minor purchases here and there.