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More Than Half of Gen Z Users Cancel and Renew Streaming Services for a Single Title, Won’t Purchase Full-Price Video Games, New Study Finds (variety.com)
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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago

I think the screwup started when companies stopped rewarding loyalty and instead aimed for capitalizing on laziness and lockin, giving the discounts up front to attract subscribers in the hopes of keeping them in a more expensive subscription afterwards.

I think the streaming sites could turn it around by instead offering a discounted rate after you've been subscribing for x months.