It's impossible to avoid how prevalent streaming, cloud-based, and subscription services have become across most mediums, including video games. While gamers currently have options between numerous robust subscription services, this is a relatively new phenomenon.
Precursor services existed, of course, such as Netflix's original mail-out DVD service, but generally, the technology for high-speed digital subscription services wasn't as widely available before the last two decades. However, video
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