@Cynna
I disagree with the idea that there is nothing that we, as consumers, can do. Consumers built this industry. We can also starve it.
I foresee that, rather than being forced to play cloud-based games, people will start moving more towards indie games or raiding bargain bins and eBay for older titles that have cracks and patches to allow them to work on present-day OS's. Or, in order to get their gaming fix, folks might start dusting off those old PCs and boxed games that they've had stocked away in attics or basements.
I'd give up gaming on PC altogether if it meant having to be constantly attached to the internet and having someone else in total control of my saves and/or gameplay. Especially since I'm the kind of player that really enjoys the added dimension that mods can bring to a game.
I've been gaming for some forty years. However, gaming isn't everything. If I have to give it up in favor of an old or a new hobby, I'll be sorry to see it go, but so be it.
I agree 100%. I have not spent one penny on Sims4 and I am sure that they do not miss my drop in the bucket. I will not spend a penny on Sims5 either if it is tied to Origin or the internet or the cloud to play it. I will play Sims 3 until the disks break and I am no longer able to play it. I have many other interests that I can go back to when that happens. Yes, I will miss it, but I will not be forced to play tied to origin or the net thank you very much...but no thank you. Someday other gamers will wake up and realize what they gave up by allowing the gaming companies to take this kind of control over our games. Privacy for one. I hope I am still around to watch the tide turn.