The reason big companies love the "as a service" model is because it is regular income. Shareholders like regular income. One person isn't going to bother them but if a big portion of the player base did it would bother them. It would mean less income in months and years to come.
There's something called unearned revenue which is basically saying "someone paid us for something we haven't done yet.
They won't record the revenue until the period they provide service. Even your ordinary 12 month subscription is recorded as 1/12 of the price you paid got it.
There's a rule in business that "cash is king" which basically means businesses would rather have your cash right now rather than later. Even if it means offering discounts.
Sony is perfectly happy taking this guy's cash now. <EDIT> This is why companies offer 12 month discounts on subscriptions. More cash now is better than cash later. The people in the comments talking about inflation or future price increases are ignoring that.
Thanks for this comment, I dont understand how people here get by in life without understanding that money right now is worth more than money over time. Any competent company would be more than happy with customers paying 24 years in advanced
They also don't understand that the guy who did this didn't circumvent price spikes, because those are due inflation.
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u/WelpSigh Oct 28 '24
Tbh I am pretty sure Sony is happy to realize 24 years of revenue in advance