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Xbox owners - do you have Game Pass?
- Thread starter harz-marz
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i know about day-1 releases. i thought i was clear about "perceived value". i'll never play tetris or planet coaster at any price on any day. just not my kind of games so my perceived value is $0. we'll see how things change with all of MS's new studio acquisitions but to-date their first party offerings isn't something i'd care to play. ..expect ori. i want to play ori.
Yes, i have Gamepass Ultimate right now until May 2021. Looking for anymore deals to up that until 2022.
Yep, same. At the time I would have told you I'm not really a game subscription type of person, I prefer to collect. But I figured I was planning to spend $120 on Gears 5 and Forza Horizon 4 anyway, why not try a year of Game Pass.
Now I'm all in on the Game Pass Kool-Aid!!
your analysis doesn't include the cost of being able to try games you wouldn't have bought without trying first. Some of the games being older doesn't change that there would be a cost to acquiring them, even in trial capacity.
it might be true that the catalog has few things that catch your eye, including MS 1st party. But many people are finding that games that they otherwise would have skipped are really enjoyable. The same might be true for you and many of the games that don't catch your fancy at first glance.
there's no way I could have played all the games I played on game pass in 2020 for $120 even if I exclude MS first party titles.
From what I think getting Game Pass for day 1 games then waiting a year or something to rebuy those games at a massive discounted price seems pretty good.
That's what I'm doing with Game Pass now and probably gonna buy the games I really like so I actually own them.
That's what I'm doing with Game Pass now and probably gonna buy the games I really like so I actually own them.
Honestly I cant imagine playing a console without such a service. There are only a handful of games which I'd pay full price for - especially with that new pricetag for upcoming games. So having Game Pass is just incredible and I'd never go back.
Yes you fool,it's... ;)
My Ultimate that I grabbed last year converting Gold stops in March but I already have a few 3 months cards that I paid 20 bucks less waiting...cant live without it now,they got me ;)
My Ultimate that I grabbed last year converting Gold stops in March but I already have a few 3 months cards that I paid 20 bucks less waiting...cant live without it now,they got me ;)
In all of last generation i played full price for 2 games: infamous second son and god of war. i just buy games on the sales to stuff a backlog and play them when i get to them. also much of my play log is for smaller titles like talos principle or guacamelee. it helps that i live across the street from my library and can get pretty much any game for free that i want. I could just have a budge of $0 for an entire generation if really wanted to.
I upgraded 3 years of gold for £11. That's stupid value, literally one of the most value for lowest cost purchases I've ever made.
Game pass has completely changed how I play games for the better and how I play with my friends now we all have a shared library.
The number of new releases and new 3rd party day 1 releases has been crazy over the last few months.
The number of new releases and new 3rd party day 1 releases has been crazy over the last few months.
I had it when it was like $1 a month. Now it's like $15(I have a PC as well) so I cancelled it because I don't play nearly enough games to justify it. I'd rather wait for a sale and buy the game and own it.
I tried getting all of the crazy deals people were getting but couldn't because I wasn't a new subscriber. I think these insane deals have really helped create the "best value ever" narrative because well, it is when you're paying barely nothing for an entire gamin library, but if you're like me and it takes you two months to play a game like The Outer Worlds, you realize you spent a lot of money to play one game and don't even own it.
I tried getting all of the crazy deals people were getting but couldn't because I wasn't a new subscriber. I think these insane deals have really helped create the "best value ever" narrative because well, it is when you're paying barely nothing for an entire gamin library, but if you're like me and it takes you two months to play a game like The Outer Worlds, you realize you spent a lot of money to play one game and don't even own it.
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I do but meh. These kind of services aren't really my thing.
I like the MGS side of it less so the in and out nature of the rest. I'd prefer a turbo charged version gwg\ps+
I like the MGS side of it less so the in and out nature of the rest. I'd prefer a turbo charged version gwg\ps+
Same here.
PS5 will continue to be my primary and I'll buy the games on XBox that I want to own and play on my time/schedule.
the thread was about locking the playstation collection to ps5 and the "downright" awesome was in context of this promotion being offered as part of this console launch compared to prior console launches where nothing was offered. call my a hypocrite if you want playstation collection was an unexpected bonus to ps+ and unlike the typical ps+ offerings all 20 games can at least be considered "good". in the post you quoted you'll see i said "...mostly it is a bunch of stuff you just don't want" in reference to ps+ so it's not like i'm raving about that service's value though out the year with respect to game access. it's given me a gem or two (rocket league) but mostly i don't play the games given for "free" on ps+. it's a service i have so i can play online co-op.
No. I want to own my games, or at least entertain the facade that I own them.
It is undeniably a great value, although in a few years time I think it will inevitably get diluted as other publishers try to raise their own subscription services. Part of why MS is investing so heavily in first party is because this will turn into a content war, like TV/movie streaming.
It is undeniably a great value, although in a few years time I think it will inevitably get diluted as other publishers try to raise their own subscription services. Part of why MS is investing so heavily in first party is because this will turn into a content war, like TV/movie streaming.
Game pass deals on the 22nd
finance.yahoo.com
Xbox Black Friday deals cut prices on Game Pass Ultimate and controllers
Microsoft has revealed its Xbox Black Friday 2020 deals, and the biggest discounts are for Game Pass Ultimate and new controllers.
That's me!
Got rid of my Xbox one and haven't acquired a Series yet. But game pass on pc is honestly just as good for me.
I did but I do not anymore. If I were in high school, college, or even just a regular old married dude, it would be a godsend. As a parent of a newborn, it's a little overwhelming and frankly unrealistic for me to think that I can get more out of the service than I would just buying standalone games here and there.
Not right at this moment, no, but I have done a lot in the past and will again in the future. I usually grab a month's code when I want to play Game Pass stuff rather than having a continuous subscription
Yup, me, too. lol. Maybe OP should add another option for people who game on Game Pass but don't have an Xbox. Lol.
I sometimes think about that too, but then I also look at the price of 10 year old games on XBOX right now, and if in 10 years I do want to play Doom Eternal and it's not on Game Pass anymore for some reason, it will likely be on sale for $5 or less a few times a year. DOOM 3, I think, is on sale right now for $3 or something.
I didn't for a long time but now I feel like I'm just wasting money if I don't have it. I have such a backlog of gamepass games that I want to play that I don't see myself cancelling it anytime soon.
I've played Ori 2, Tell me Why, Doom Eternal, Dishonored 2, DmC5 and a bunch of other games that would have been over $200 in value for 50 bucks. And havin jackbox is great for when friends and family come over.
I've played Ori 2, Tell me Why, Doom Eternal, Dishonored 2, DmC5 and a bunch of other games that would have been over $200 in value for 50 bucks. And havin jackbox is great for when friends and family come over.
You wouldn't pay $20 to play 3 games that you could never buy for a combined $20?
Where in the world are you finding year old releases for $10 or less unless they are Indies???
Bro I'm chugging this Kool-Aid and enjoying every sip LOL
Yup not to mention xCloud is the epitome of No-Barrier trial of games. Just stream the game to your device with no download, no purchase, and demo the game then and there. Game Pass Ultimate with Game Pass PC/Console, Xbox Live Gold, and xCloud is just absurd value (then start factoring in the perks and it gets... nutty).
Yup and it saved me a lot of money so far or waiting to play certain games. I know I tried some games I would of never looked if I had to buy it like A Plague Tale: Innocence.
If anyone is interested free months for game pass ultimate look up Microsoft rewards. One of the rewards you can get is a month of game pass ultimate but the only thing is takes time building up the points needed for that reward. If you do most of the free things for points you can build up enough points or close to enough in a month for it.
If anyone is interested free months for game pass ultimate look up Microsoft rewards. One of the rewards you can get is a month of game pass ultimate but the only thing is takes time building up the points needed for that reward. If you do most of the free things for points you can build up enough points or close to enough in a month for it.
I'll have to do this more often than. I usually just get the ones in games.