Roberts
Member
I ran through the list fast and I would say this year GP had around 20 great games, 30 very good ones worth playing and 10 of acquired taste but by no means a pile of dino shit.
Quality over quantity clearly isn't a tenant over at MS.
Microsoft has Closed the Activision Blizzard King Deal
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Chuck Berry
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splattered
Member
Yeah definitely!
Just like Sony doesn't have anything to do with any of their own games because Jim Ryan didn't personally make them.
Gavon West
Spread's Cheeks for Intrusive Ads
Oooooooh, damn!!! No you didn't! LMAO
Well yes? Play them when they arrive or during the one year they're available, then purchase at a steep discount if you want to keep.
You're not aware how the service works?
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
TBF, Game pass has been amazing this year. Like, really, really good. If every year was like this year, the service is pretty much a certified banger!
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
For someone named "VideoGameEnjoyer", you sure don't seem to enjoy video games.
DeaDPo0L84
Member
You're not good at this, lets just stop while you're not ahead.
Reave
Member
Hey man, all I did was tell you what you told me. But, you got it. Have a blast
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Quality over quantity clearly isn't a tenant over at MS.
This is probably the worst post in this thread so far
VideoGameEnjoyer
Member
I am, since I just told you how it worked and you just repeated it back to me. Thanks for the info though.
If you want the honest truth, I personally really don't give a single solitary fuck about any games on that list, not enough to play them or seek them out certainly. I played Hi-Fi Rush for an hour when it released, it was fine. Haven't booted up Starfield for weeks after being hyped enough to buy the early access. Nothing else even draws my attention. Obviously I can't speak for everyone on that, and I know some games on that list are well regarded.
I don't think I am alone however, in just generally not being excited to see a bunch of older games available on the service. If I wanted to play those games I would have already. And my time of just browsing random crap seeing if I enjoy a game will never come back, aint nobody got time for that. So yes, one new exciting first party, high quality release does excite and impress me much more than dozens of 'good' games that already came out long ago.
Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
HeisenbergFX4
Member
A LOT of upset people trying to throw barbs just outside of banning range but its tough for some of them.This is probably the worst post in this thread so far
VideoGameEnjoyer
Member
Definitely have my specific tastes and can't really feign interest in anything that doesn't appeal to them.
Shrug
StealthGoblin
Banned
That's because you love Sony though? Some people like Gamepass too and that's OK
It isn't because I love Sony. It is purely because everything Microsoft make, barring Fable, has no appeal to me. That includes Bethesda and anything under ABK.
I like JRPGs, story driven action games, action RPGs and a few other genres like TPS if the story is good.
Microsoft's output for me, since they started Xbox, has always been very unappealing and not at an acceptable standard.
Fable holds my interest.
oldergamer
Member
Shock & Awe
LordBlodgett
Member
Now it's time to figure out where to put all the moola from the stock sale today
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Hey man. They've got to vent somehow. And if they can't do it here, they likely have no one irl to do it to. Let the haters hate. We can see through their posts and see how much they're really hurting. And we shouldn't point and laugh at them either.Oh, cool. The fun police called for backup! Anyone else's lives you want to judge while you're here? Let's really go out of our way to make people feel like shit about themselves today.
Or, you know… you can also keep it gaming and leave them be.
Instead we should all be celebrating.
Let's all watch this announcement again. It's worth at least a few views. Should put smiles on all our faces. Because when we can all play, we win.
'older games'? A significant number of those games were day one on console. Including real gems like Cocoon and Sea of Stars.
I can only imagine your surprise to learn that being on GamePass doesn't block your ability to buy games.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
What on earth are we going to fight about now? 
Killjoy-NL
Banned
Pathetic.
ComputerBlue
Member
graywolf323
Member
probably by early next year, there's a LOT of redundancy
eh more like a silver lining, doesn't seem like our purchases will carry over if how Diablo IV coming to Steam is being handled though
and why did they have so few studios? maybe because Phil closed several?
No amount of 'management skills' can cover for the sheer lack of first party studios.
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YukiOnna
Member
Spoon vs ForkWhat on earth are we going to fight about now?
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
The ONLY thing Activision released I enjoyed was Sekiro and they only published the game for the west.
LordBlodgett
Member
Oh come on now, we still have Digital Foundry comparisons where we can talk about one of the consoles dropping frames 0.009% more than the other one, or lower resolution shadow quality!What on earth are we going to fight about now?
Oh, don't forget about UK boxed game sales threads!!! Those are always fun for a little warring.
I'm sure we'll think of something........
graywolf323
Member
xHunter
Member
You couldnt play ABK games yesterday?
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
If anything, people should be asking Sony why they can't stream Xbox game pass on the PS5. Sony clearly not for the gamers.
Phones, tablets, computers, refrigerators, tv's, are all on board and are Xbox products. Sony has it in them to be an Xbox too.
I'd be shocked if game pass doesn't make its way to the Switch 2.
Phones, tablets, computers, refrigerators, tv's, are all on board and are Xbox products. Sony has it in them to be an Xbox too.
I'd be shocked if game pass doesn't make its way to the Switch 2.
LordCBH
Member
You could already play ABK games. The only thing this will do is prevent other people from playing them.
graywolf323
Member
oh I see you're still spreading this BS, this isn't remotely true as I've noted in the past, Phil closed 4 studios in the time between him taking fully over in 2014 prior to the buying spree, they only had 5 studios and it was his fault not "well before this current management team took over"
VideoGameEnjoyer
Member
You cut right to it. I did download Sea of Stars on my PS5, it seemed interesting. Never even found the time to boot it up with the half dozen other games I'm trying to get to right now.
Yes I can buy the games I care about, and that's what I do. What I have no time for is the Gamepass model of this 'great value' hidden within hundreds or thousands of different games that might be perfectly fine, but I have no time at all to seek them out and play them.
Obviously I'm being tongue in cheek and not arguing fully in good faith the last hour or so. If you want to completely disregard anything I'm saying because of that, fair enough. But is my larger point really so off base? I have no kids, I have a super chill fiancé, I get plenty of gaming time in. And I don't have near enough time to even keep up with the new AAA releases that I want to play. I have no idea when I am supposed to (or how other people do it) just peruse a list of so many games that may or may not interest me.
Cheeky forum posts aside, time is at an absolute premium these days, and media needs to really blow us away in this modern age in order to to make that time investment worth our while. And Xbox just seems to have gone the complete opposite direction from that, and I'm just not personally a fan. And literally do not have the bandwidth to use their service as it is intended to be used. When I was 13 it'd probably be my favorite thing ever.
Fabieter
Member
What?
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Kvally
Member
COD will be in Game Pass on day one, for sure (once the Sony contract is done). All first party games go to Game Pass day one and they stay on Game Pass. This is great news for Game Pass gamers no doubt.
Chronicle
Member
Mark it down. Cod 2ill never be on gamepass day one.
MarkMe2525
Banned
Well, excluding gamepass subscribers
Edit: seeing that we are on page 14, this has probably been repeated 15 times already.
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Gambit2483
Member
A competent manager of multuple studios
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Bobby trying to sell others on joining Xbox.
Every monster has a redemptive moment, I suppose.
Timberwolf25
Member
They really need a bulldog to manage these studios that will be the "bad" guy to Phil's "good" guy persona. That report directly to Phil.
I like MS, but they need people that are willing to kick ass and fire people sooner that underperform to expectations.
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