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[-] Ava@piefed.blahaj.zone 28 points 3 days ago

$1700/yr is 12 hours of gaming each day at $0.40/hr, which is more than the $0.24 you'd actually be paying. Nobody gaming that much would otherwise be spending $100/yr on games in any case.

This is a very stupid thing for the industry, but your numbers are hyperbolic and anti-useful.

[-] baines@lemmy.cafe 8 points 3 days ago

ah but what about the hardware rental fees

[-] Axolotl_cpp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

Let's say you play a game that costs 40c to stream, and it's every day for a year; it will be ~400$

[-] RaphaelSchmitz@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

For 2-3 hours per day is what you mean I guess?

Because 400 is pretty close to the amount of days in a year, meaning you would have a bit more than a buck per day.

Yeah, and the shit is that it is 0.24 to 0.40, not just 0.24

[-] Ava@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago

If you refer to the article, it's price tiering. You would be consistently paying $0.24.

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