But still.. why pay for something you already own? Nintendo isn't steam! Valve isn't charging me $20 a year for CS1.6 online servers that other people host to this very day. Nintendo is charging you for p2p servers that they themselves don't even maintain!
Secondly, everyone seems to be saying "I'll pay for online services if it means no cheaters".. Ahahaha if you think that will even help remotely, you're dead wrong. The switch is a hacked console. It's only a matter of time until someone figures out a way.
Subscription models are garbage.. Good for business, bad for consumers but everyone seems to be into it. Do you really want a netflix model for gaming? Do you really want to subscribe to stream or watch game streaming? Pfft. This is literally the patreon of jailbreaking. Back in Pokemon blue and red days, I didn't need online subscriptions. For CS1.6 and Go, I don't have to subscribe.. For any game on PC, it's free (with the exception of WOW and Runescape and the like).
Why are these consoles any different lol and why are people defending this shit.. This new generation of gamers don't even game because they like gaming.. they game because they like getting "likes" on their little twitch streams and youtube channels and making money off of some of you guys.. and the girls don't even game with a t-shirt on for more views (not that I'm complaining about free-tits.. but still).
Pay your rent, not subscriptions. lol.
I'll pass on the subscription. Thanks.