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A '''subscription service''' is a service whereby a consumer is expected to repeatedly pay fees over time to continue using the service<ref>[https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/subscription "subscription"]- oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com - accessed 2025-01-23</ref>. The proliferation of subscription services has major implications on the consumer's [[right to own]] their products and services.

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====Subscription inflation====

Subscription inflation occurs when companies increase subscription prices often arbitrarily. This practice has been seen with Netflix subscriptions where in 2025 "The standard monthly subscription without advertisements will climb from $15.49 to $17.99, and a standard monthly subscription with ads will increase one dollar to $7.99, Netflix said."<ref name=":0">[https://abcnews.go.com/Business/netflix-raises-prices-us-plans/story?id=117971949 "Netflix raises prices for all US plans. Here's what to know."] - abcnews.go.com - accessed 2025-01-23</ref>. Subscription inflation need not be done to recoup lost revenue as this Netflix subscription price increase actually occurred after a year of "a stellar earnings report"<ref name=":0" /> meaning that Netflix has the resources to improve their service without raising prices. Subscription inflation has and will be used solely to raise company profits by forcing consumers to pay more for what may be an unimproved service.

== Examples of subscription services ==

=== TV/Film ===

==== Netflix ====

<blockquote>Further reading: [[Netflix, Inc.]]</blockquote>Netflix is a subclass of subscription service, known as a streaming service, where consumers have access to a library of TV shows and movies that persist on the platform for a limited time.

=== Gaming ===

==== Game Pass ====

<blockquote>Further reading: [[Game Pass]]</blockquote>Game Pass, also known as Xbox Game Pass or [[Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac|Microsoft]] Game Pass, is a subscription service maintained by [[Microsoft]] where for a fee, consumers have open (but temporary) access to games on both Xbox and PC.

==== Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) ====

<blockquote>Further reading: [[Nintendo Switch Online]] </blockquote>Nintendo Switch Online is a subscription service that offers features that were either initially offered for free on previous [[Nintendo]] platforms, such as online play, or subscription-gates content that used to be one-time purchases, such as their emulation library. Additionally, all DLC freely obtained via the service is only accessible so long as the consumer continues to pay for the service.<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/online/nintendo-switch-online/expansion-pack/#dlc</ref>

== References ==

[[Category:Common terms]]

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 A '''subscription service''' is a service whereby a consumer is expected to repeatedly pay fees over time to continue using the service<ref>[https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/subscription "subscription"]- oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com - accessed 2025-01-23</ref>. The proliferation of subscription services has major implications on the consumer's [[right to own]] their products and services.
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 ====Subscription inflation====
 Subscription inflation occurs when companies increase subscription prices often arbitrarily. This practice has been seen with Netflix subscriptions where in 2025 "The standard monthly subscription without advertisements will climb from $15.49 to $17.99, and a standard monthly subscription with ads will increase one dollar to $7.99, Netflix said."<ref name=":0">[https://abcnews.go.com/Business/netflix-raises-prices-us-plans/story?id=117971949 "Netflix raises prices for all US plans. Here's what to know."] - abcnews.go.com - accessed 2025-01-23</ref>. Subscription inflation need not be done to recoup lost revenue as this Netflix subscription price increase actually occurred after a year of "a stellar earnings report"<ref name=":0" /> meaning that Netflix has the resources to improve their service without raising prices. Subscription inflation has and will be used solely to raise company profits by forcing consumers to pay more for what may be an unimproved service.
+== Examples of subscription services ==
+=== TV/Film ===
+==== Netflix ====
+<blockquote>Further reading: [[Netflix, Inc.]]</blockquote>Netflix is a subclass of subscription service, known as a streaming service, where consumers have access to a library of TV shows and movies that persist on the platform for a limited time.
+=== Gaming ===
+==== Game Pass ====
+<blockquote>Further reading: [[Game Pass]]</blockquote>Game Pass, also known as Xbox Game Pass or [[Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac|Microsoft]] Game Pass, is a subscription service maintained by [[Microsoft]] where for a fee, consumers have open (but temporary) access to games on both Xbox and PC.
+==== Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) ====
+<blockquote>Further reading: [[Nintendo Switch Online]] </blockquote>Nintendo Switch Online is a subscription service that offers features that were either initially offered for free on previous [[Nintendo]] platforms, such as online play, or subscription-gates content that used to be one-time purchases, such as their emulation library. Additionally, all DLC freely obtained via the service is only accessible so long as the consumer continues to pay for the service.<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/online/nintendo-switch-online/expansion-pack/#dlc</ref>
+== References ==
 <references />
 [[Category:Common terms]]