Talk:Games as a service

Ross is not pleased with the history section
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUAX0gnZ3Nw#t=11

How could the "History and forms" section be improved? Where is a good place to look for actual origin of this concept?

This video that Ross made could be used add many improvements to the article overall. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Testman42 (talk • contribs)


 * We cant use a random YTer as a source, but does he offer any direct sources (not just saying "Game x had this in this year")? If he does we can see what those might say to help. --M asem (t) 15:59, 26 April 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, he does. Here is a list of links that he compiled: https://pastebin.com/raw/Rkk412Mt Testman42 (talk) 11:40, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, we cannot analyze legal case law (The majority of those sources) to come to a novel conclusion. That's original research and not allowed. --M asem (t) 12:39, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
 * The cited source on redbull.com says GaaS has been around "as far back as 2004" with WoW as an example. It is not saying WoW is the introduction of GaaS. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.115.180.195 (talk) 15:50, 27 April 2019 (UTC)


 * One word: Satellaview. It was purely games as a service, and existed long before 2004.--213.113.118.83 (talk) 06:55, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Aren't you confusing a distribution style with the business model? ~ Dissident93 (talk) 20:53, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

Definition of games as a service: addition/update
I feel there is another definition of games as a service which at the very least should be included within this article. That is: games as a service games are games whose continued functionality (either completely or partially) is dependent on a service being continuously provided by another party. May need a bit of a rework but I think it's a good start. As a reference and for an example of this definition have a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLEv1csmz6Y Currently, the opening paragraph reads more like a marketing statement and this refined definition (to me at least) seems more impartial and succinct. It would also have the added benefit of covering the definition currently given in the article. Aseriesofdarkcaves (talk) 10:42, 12 October 2020 (UTC)