I actually liked the Game Pass approach initially.
You could pick between PC, Xbox or both.
You had the option for a cheap sub, or a slightly more expensive one, with appropriate feature parity.
The included games - especially the early access for many of them - were a solid mix of AAA titles and indie games that deserved the recognition.
And the funny thing is, Microsoft could’ve reached the target subscriber numbers if they didn’t pricejack tbe service while fucking over the customers AND the plans. I understand the need of capitalising a subscriber base, but doing a “from tomorrow, this shit will cost 3x as much” bullcrap move ain’t it.
Honestly I was never going to get in on gamepass no matter how good a deal it was because I would lose access to games no matter how long I had been paying to play them. In the same respect I don’t like leasing a car, I would rather buy used and accept all the problems that come out of it because eventually I could stop making payments.
I can see why people would enjoy it but it was never for me.
Understandable. I for one dislike owning games I won’t play, so GamePass was a good way to dip my toes, discover games, trial them for days/weeks at my own leisure, and move on.
mind you a the time the ANNUAL price was an AAA title’s price, not 3 months.
I actually liked the Game Pass approach initially.
You could pick between PC, Xbox or both.
You had the option for a cheap sub, or a slightly more expensive one, with appropriate feature parity.
The included games - especially the early access for many of them - were a solid mix of AAA titles and indie games that deserved the recognition.
And the funny thing is, Microsoft could’ve reached the target subscriber numbers if they didn’t pricejack tbe service while fucking over the customers AND the plans. I understand the need of capitalising a subscriber base, but doing a “from tomorrow, this shit will cost 3x as much” bullcrap move ain’t it.
Honestly I was never going to get in on gamepass no matter how good a deal it was because I would lose access to games no matter how long I had been paying to play them. In the same respect I don’t like leasing a car, I would rather buy used and accept all the problems that come out of it because eventually I could stop making payments.
I can see why people would enjoy it but it was never for me.
Understandable. I for one dislike owning games I won’t play, so GamePass was a good way to dip my toes, discover games, trial them for days/weeks at my own leisure, and move on.
mind you a the time the ANNUAL price was an AAA title’s price, not 3 months.
Same here. I was a subscriber from Xbox to PC but then…