The image is from a friend, so I assume it's legit:
It says: 69 Reais (21 dollars) each 3 months.
What do you guys think about it?
It says: 69 Reais (21 dollars) each 3 months.
What do you guys think about it?
Probably not.
Why would people buy games then?
It says: 69 Reais (21 dollars) each 3 months.
What do you guys think about it?
what if said game isn't on game pass? Not obviously talking about Forza, but in general.Gamepass is cheaper. Why rent a game when you can play it via Gamepass.
I'm assuming this would be an option for games not on Game Pass.Gamepass is cheaper. Why rent a game when you can play it via Gamepass.
For games available on game pass sure, but imagine this as an option for all games?Gamepass is cheaper. Why rent a game when you can play it via Gamepass.
The image is from a friend, so I assume it's legit:
It says: 69 Reais (21 dollars) each 3 months.
What do you guys think about it?
The image is from a friend, so I assume it's legit:
It says: 69 Reais (21 dollars) each 3 months.
What do you guys think about it?
The benefit to Microsoft (and the publisher) is that the cost for entry is lower, and this could actually help to prevent people from purchasing used copies. I've been saying for a long time that a rental system like this makes more sense for people who trade in games, anyway. I've never understood the obsession among people on tight budgets regarding being able to sell a game back when a cheaper rental system would actually go a longer way in saving them money. If you're not keeping the game forever, then why not just pay less for the game in the form of a rental?Cool idea for mp games, but I can't see how sp games would benefit from that?
Yeah, but the exist Rent-To-Own scheme as it could be seen here: https://splice.com/plugins
Wouldn't that stop single player games from being viable?For games available on game pass sure, but imagine this as an option for all games?
You can buy at full price, or get a 66% discount to rent it for 3 months.
I think I would actually prefer it for non mp games that I would never play again after finishing.
what if said game isn't on game pass? Not obviously talking about Forza, but in general.
For games available on game pass sure, but imagine this as an option for all games?
You can buy at full price, or get a 66% discount to rent it for 3 months.
I think I would actually prefer it for non mp games that I would never play again after finishing.
Yeah, say what you will about Microsoft's first party lineup compared to the competition but:Just keep doing what you're doing Microsoft, this would be a really cool feature :)
There is such a thing as hire purchase. I wouldn't pay 21 quid every 3 months for a rental personally.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renting
I'm assuming this would be an option for games not on Game Pass.
I think it's the opposite.
I'm not sure it will be $1.99, I'm going to say the minimum rental will be 15 days and it will cost a price range between $5.99-$7.99 or something like that (I personally think $6.99)Not a bad option, though Game Pass probably ends up being a better deal. Still, imagine being able to rent a game for like 2 bucks, in case of single player games you can beat in that timeframe it's a good way to save money. And if you end up liking it anyway and want to play through it again in the immediate future, you've only lost 2 bucks, or even less if you find a discount for the full game later.
I'd actually prefer it for online only games. After 3 months you'll probably be tired of it(unless there are significant updates) and online only games tend to end up useless when the player base dies or servers go down.For games available on game pass sure, but imagine this as an option for all games?
You can buy at full price, or get a 66% discount to rent it for 3 months.
I think I would actually prefer it for non mp games that I would never play again after finishing.
For games available on game pass sure, but imagine this as an option for all games?
You can buy at full price, or get a 66% discount to rent it for 3 months.
I think I would actually prefer it for non mp games that I would never play again after finishing.
Fair enough, Microsoft will be able to see how gamepass effect sales. Microsoft is going hard after the used game market.I think it's the opposite.
Instead of having a smaller pool of players willing to buy the game at $60, and other players buying used games or waiting until it drops to $20-30 at retail, you offer at a discount right away, but since it's digitally the margins are better and it's 1 less used copy on the market. And since the price is lower, someone who would buy an used copy might just rent.
But, how people would actually react I have no idea :P
This is the reason I'm surprised that any publisher would consider offering rentals.
If they did this and Sony did it too I could see it all but killing the market for AAA single player games.
So you pay 21$ and you expect to own it? I could see it happening after renting enough months to have spend full price....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Got_Me
I don't think 20 every 3 months is expensive. How many people continue playing a game after 9 months? Not many. There's very few games that have players like that, and those are the type of games you wouldn't rent anyways regardless of price pretty much.that's expensive as fuck, that's what i think
but i like the idea of renting games for a few months without paying full price. if they catch on to stuff outside gamepass, that is
No I mean after 3 months of 21 dollars it's now yours to keep.So you pay 21$ and you expect to own it? I could see it happening after renting enough months to have spend full price....
I was referring more to paying for 9 months (63 dollars) and then keeping it.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Got_Me
But really, why would you keep the game after spending only a third of its price renting it for 3 months?
So.. you expect to pay 21 dollars to own a game?No I mean after 3 months of 21 dollars it's now yours to keep.