Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a month, Ultimate gets Ubisoft+ Classics and more

poppabk said:
I have to admit it's ironic that we have two game pass threads one where everyone is saying that there is no way that game pass is profitable and that MS are therefore subsidizing subscribers and another where everyone is complaining about MS ripping off subscribers.
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I think you got it a little wrong. Most people weren't complaining it's not profitable, they were pointing it out. The changes only proved them right.
 
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I'm subbed up through 10/13/28. Turned off auto renew.

They have 3 years to convince me. I guess we'll see. If their releases keep improving, if they have tons of day 1 games, if games are all $80 by then, I guess we'll see. If I had to pay $30 I'd be out but they have until 2028. By then I'll be on PC.

Good luck.
 
Odinnii said:
I would have much prefered if they added OG xbox emulation/ virtual console over the ubisoft slop or v bucks that I'm never going to touch.
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What is Ubisoft classics officially? All games after 12 months or just random old shit whenever they give up? Does anyone actually use this service? When does it get Avatar and AC Shadows for example?
 
rapid32.5 said:
I would have killed to experience Game Pass at $30 when I was younger. Nowadays, I have to force myself to finish games—but I can see a lot of younger people finding real value in the Game Pass library with all the free time and lack of responsibilities.
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Yeah, i definitely would have used it a lot more if it were around during the original Xbox or 360 era when i was in my late teens/early 20s. This is really the worst time for Game Pass to exist due to the glut of free-to-play games.
 
demigod said:
The industry is not crashing, stop this SonyToo shit.
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Sony's entire gaming division is being propped up by microtransactions, not by delivering great standalone games. Instead of focusing on innovation, gameplay depth, or player value, they've chosen the quick cash grab model. That dependency shows they've lost the creative spark that made them a powerhouse in the first place. On top of that, while the foundation of their revenue is increasingly shallow, Sony keeps doubling down on DEI initiatives and pushing woke agendas in their games and corporate messaging.

But sure, keep believing everything is a-okay
 
Astray said:
Lol the fanbase is in open revolt.
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A few years too late. Too many damage controlling mediocrity for clout and access.

"WAIT TILL EEEEE 3333!!"

One of the worst culprits is now in the past few months is trying to rewrite history in how he conducted himself. Should have been honest with himself and others from the beginning.

"It is what it is"
"Wait till E3"
"No one cares what you have to say"

Fuck off dude
 
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Skifi28 said:
I think you got it a little wrong. Most people weren't complaining it's not profitable, they were pointing it out. The changes only proved them right.
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I never said they were complaining about it being profitable I said they were claiming that MS werent charging enough for it to be profitable. Then in this thread people are complaining about them raising prices.
 
Klayzer said:
I think they might walk back on this price increase. Surprised Microsoft didn't announce this on a Friday night.
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I think these price hikes are working as planned.

There's no way they didn't know what they are doing, they want to shock their consumers into buying games again.
digoutyoursoul said:
A few years too late. Too many damage controlling mediocrity for clout and access.

"WAIT TILL EEEEE 3333!!"
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This gen in particular they've been very aggressive about it too, and it still managed to end as the worst Xbox gen in commercial terms.

Most normies left the sinking ship ages ago.
 
mckmas8808 said:
Matty keeping it 100!



Makes you wonder how Phil got to be this dumb and bad as an Exec. He wasn't always this bad.



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If Jez is cancelling his Gamepass, I'm sure by the end of the year millions more will too. This is nuts.



Gamestop is going CRAZY on Microsoft today. Geez... lol
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GameStop has been itching to get back at Microsoft for years since the Mattrick debacle that was counter to their entire business system.
 
I can't say I'm surprised by this. Judging by the brief bits I've seen across social media, even the hard-core Xbox defenders have no shield to put up, nor spin to give. They seem just as upset as most others are.
 
Astray said:
Lol the fanbase is in open revolt.
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Well, yeah. For $270 a year, Game Pass was terrific value, no question. For $430 a year, it's now half as good. For a time, Xbox was positioning itself as the more cost effective console eco-system. It's largely the place Microsoft was carving out for itself against Sony's "premium gamer" approach and Nintendo's continuing "fuck you, give us money" stance. Hiking their prices simply erodes what was left of their brand's place in the market.
 
ZehDon said:
Well, yeah. For $270 a year, Game Pass was terrific value, no question. For $430 a year, it's now half as good. For a time, Xbox was positioning itself as the more cost effective console eco-system. It's largely the place Microsoft was carving out for itself against Sony's "premium gamer" approach and Nintendo's continuing "fuck you, give us money" stance. Hiking their prices simply erodes what was left of their brand's place in the market.
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I've been talking about this in some other thread lately, but Microsoft really needed a compelling value proposition that isn't "not Playstation, but cheaper", that way they'd cultivate their own userbase and be able to charge them as they pleased, just like the other two.

I think this is their actual biggest failing in over 20 years in the console industry. Not Xbox One or whatever.
 
Astray said:
I've been talking about this in some other thread lately, but Microsoft really needed a compelling value proposition that isn't "not Playstation, but cheaper", that way they'd cultivate their own userbase and be able to charge them as they pleased, just like the other two.

I think this is their actual biggest failing in over 20 years in the console industry. Not Xbox One or whatever.
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Content is above all what makes a platform compelling. The problem is they have strung along a bunch of their hardcore for years with promises and apologies along with continuous messages of "heard your feedback".

And when it finally looked like they might something compelling they devalue their own consoles by launching on PlayStation and more and more price hikes.

Once they started to get a little momentum with Xbox 360, it was then that they should have strengthened their first party portfolio and with its successor , kept it simple yet better than before . They didn't.

And frankly I never known , in all my years, a gaming executive to be given so much leeway when you compare it to the actual output.
 
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