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[freank]

“Think of it like Netflix,” company chief Anthony Palma says. “You go in there now and you get these very specific categories, like indie horror movies with strong female leads. That’s what we want to be able to do. So we will be able to serve up not only games that you particularly will like, but we're also gonna be able to resurface games. So just because your game launched in month three and now its month 12, it's not going to be buried and unfindable.”

What do you think about it?
Will it work?
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[Xorglord]

I mean, it's a cool idea but I think a game streaming service is still an untested enough concept that people will be very wary. I'm not going to sign up at least until I see how it fares after it leaves beta. Interesting enough to sign up for the mailing list though.

[openwater]

I think it is an awesome idea - packaging indie games for large audiences who wouldn't otherwise have the time, energy or care to do the discovery themselves.

I'd imagine it's a win-win for the distributor / developers. Could also help introduce indie gaming to entirely new audiences. Definitely want to see where the project goes!

[Josh Bossie]

It's an interesting idea, but boy is the execution pretty poor. $10/mo ($120/year) is definitely too steep for what's on offer - just 60 indie games that you can't even install to your PC.

That same $120 could easily get you 60+ indie games if you spent it on bundles and Steam sales

I'd prefer something closer to the Audible model where your sub gets you their library, discounts, and tokens for 'free' stuff that you then own