How a Steam Deck Subscription Service Could Work

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Different gaming platforms have embraced gaming subscription services, allowing players to access large catalogs of games for a monthly or yearly fee. Xbox users have Game Pass, which offers AAA day one releases, while PlayStation owners have PS Plus, which was revamped this year to offer greater value. Nintendo Switch gamers can subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online, giving them access to online play and a catalog of NES and Super NES games.

The Steam Deck could also benefit from a subscription service which would make it easier for gamers to get through Steam's enormous library. There are a few ways Valve could go about this, including by offering publisher-specific subscriptions. It would also be wise for Valve to not neglect the indie games market in any subscription services, as it represents an important segment of the Steam Deck's user base.

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Steam's library is unimaginably large, and one could exhaust multiple lifetimes playing everything that's on offer. This makes it somewhat difficult to craft a subscription plan, especially when there are so many gamers with different tastes to cater to. One of the best ways to deal with this problem would be for Valve to work with different studios and publishers to provide various publisher-specific subscription services, allowing gamers to pick a plan that works best for them.

Plenty of publishers already have subscription services, including Ubisoft which offers Ubisoft+, granting subscribers access to over a hundred games from the publishers. For a small monthly fee, gamers can access to AAA titles such as Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs: Legion, as well as classic titles such as the Rayman franchise.