DryvBy
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Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan ends in August
The family plan changes come after Game Pass price hikes.
www.theverge.com
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The Verge: Xbox Game Pass Family and Friends ends in August
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reinking
Gold Member
I thought this was going to be the new way to save since they seem to be tightening up on the conversion rates. Personally, it isn't going to matter to me much. I plan to let my Game Pass expire and treat it like any other rental service. I will sub monthly if/when there is something I want to play.
graywolf323
Member
they must have decided it was going to lose them money instead of helping gain more subscribers
fart town usa
Member
I have a burner Twitter account to gain access and just observe the madness. I only recently stumbled across the console warriors. It's crazy, I honestly had no idea that it was still that big of a thing and it's funny cause the ABK deal is causing other random people to notice the same. I'm seeing comments like like, "wtf is this? People are still console warring ?!?Thats rough.. cant wait to see the spin those twitter xbox bros put on this one
"I just feel embarrassed for them.
DryvBy
Member
Best deal in gaming!™Thats rough.. cant wait to see the spin those twitter xbox bros put on this one
Eotheod
Member
Makes sense, most likely had a significantly low signup rate for it to be worth the effort in offering such a subscription level. Shame considering a lot of subscription services don't want to offer family plans anymore which is crap for consumers who actually have families and want individiual ownership without sharing.
Sleepwalker
Member
It's so so bad lol. Truly small and sad people the lot of them.I have a burner Twitter account to gain access and just observe the madness. I only recently stumbled across the console warriors. It's crazy, I honestly had no idea that it was still that big of a thing and it's funny cause the ABK deal is causing other random people to notice the same. I'm seeing comments like like, "wtf is this? People are still console warring ?!?
I just feel embarrassed for them.
Crispy Gamer
Member
Didn't the plan just start? That's pretty wild
reinking
Gold Member
I don't think it ever came out of a beta/test stage. Who knows? Maybe it will come back in some form.
Slicker than your average
Banned
The consumer friendly platform is at it again.
This time next year it will be $25/30 a month.
This time next year it will be $25/30 a month.
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
The Pleasure
Member
They'll be happy to get THE BEST DEAL IN GAMING at this mere pittance.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
It was too high for what I needed. My daughter and I each have our own GPU accounts.
bender
What time is it?
Thats rough.. cant wait to see the spin those twitter xbox bros put on this one
Without friends and family, you'll have more time for gaming on Game Pass which is the best deal in gaming.
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ChorizoPicozo
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Slicker than your average
Banned
Pretty simple business plan. Consolidate, become the market leader, become the monopoly. Raise the price.
It will come a point it's 60$ a month and people will be saying they spend 70 a month on games so it's saving them money.
Slicker than your average
Banned
They stopped all the deals and now family plan and raised the prices.
Added zenimax, possible Activision and Phil said more. At what price point does it stop becoming the best deal lol?
Also the poster you quoted.. I thought game pass was already thr best deal in gaming. With all those indie games and redfall in the last 12 months.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Now that they are getting rid of these fringe value features, they're going to start jacking up the price regularly, at least once a year.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Just look at Office 365 (and Adobe Creative Cloud) if you want to see MS's endgame for this.
You will no longer be able to buy games at all, only rent them for a monthly fee.
And the monthly fee will end up being more than you used to pay for games outright.
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Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
Why people always post this shit? Office 365 only contains a bunch of Microsoft services. Game Pass can not wrap all the games in the Xbox store. Games frequently leave and join Game Pass. And most publishers won't even put there games day one. They will need more subs than Netflix to even start thinking of paying to put every games day one on Game Pass.
Somehow you dream of
- Game Pass monthly fee costing "more than you used to pay for games outright", or 70+ USD
- It will still barely have less than 30 million subscribers
- Somehow all the games in Xbox Store will be on Game Pass
- They will all be available day one
- No game will ever leave Game Pass
FYI even DLC's of first party games don't end up in Game Pass (an exception was made for Hivebusters). Also, you can buy Office as a one time purchase
Buy Microsoft Office 2021 | Microsoft 365
Get the latest version of Microsoft Office products for your home or business with Office 2021 and Microsoft 365. See what’s new in Microsoft Office 2021.
www.microsoft.com
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It makes sense people dont see it because they pretend the 360 generation just didnt exist when it comes to any arguments. Look at how the success of the 360 impacted MS and they immediately went the greedy corpo route
Unknown Soldier
Member
I mean they'll just buy Metacritic and change all Xbox games to 100 score
splattered
Member
Laaaame I've been waiting for this to hit usa
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
It was in a preview phase and only 8 countries got it. Shame, would have liked to see how it went with a greater release.
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MacReady13
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I made a comment on a Dustin Legarie (sp) tweet in regards to the deal now being fully approved and the FTC cannot do a thing about it. I said I hate the idea of game pass and renting games. My twitter has gone mental with bots and idiots claiming that xbox won and how great it is to only rent games etc... They're fucking loons. And that isn't just Xbox fans (of which I am 1), that goes for all of these hardcore idiots who are passionate over a multi billion dollar corporation there to bleed you dry.I have a burner Twitter account to gain access and just observe the madness. I only recently stumbled across the console warriors. It's crazy, I honestly had no idea that it was still that big of a thing and it's funny cause the ABK deal is causing other random people to notice the same. I'm seeing comments like like, "wtf is this? People are still console warring ?!?
I just feel embarrassed for them.
Trogdor1123
Member
Same, but Canada. I would have spent more
SportsFan581
Member
It always seemed like it was too good to be true for an official price, obviously they didn't like the numbers from the test markets. I've seen a few users that already had their friends and family picked out. 
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TransTrender
Gold Member
Getting thirsty after missing out on all that PS5 Starfield revenue.
Got to make it up somehow since good games don't sell consoles
Got to make it up somehow since good games don't sell consoles
THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
Leave it to GAF to take a peice of info that means something good and twist it into something bad.
It was a test. It's over. They had to end it at some point, and if they liked what they saw they will use it to launch the actual program in more markets.
It was a test. It's over. They had to end it at some point, and if they liked what they saw they will use it to launch the actual program in more markets.
TransTrender
Gold Member
Thats rough.. cant wait to see the spin those twitter xbox bros put on this one
Does this count?
Banjo64
cumsessed
Yeah. Man wanted to use it in his promo world tour but now anyone that’s laughing at this is overreacting
TransTrender
Gold Member
Is this called gaslighting?
DryvBy
Member
Hey don't worry. You'll be able to pay $29.99 a month for The Best Deal In Gaming™ and in 10 years when they run the last bit of talent off from Activision too, you'll get more of those sweet 6/10 direct to video quality games you guys love so much.
reinking
Gold Member
You think ending it now is something good?
THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
You think ending it now is something good?
The test that was likely planned for a specific number of months from the start ending is a bad thing? Ok.
THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
Yeah. Man wanted to use it in his promo world tour but now anyone that’s laughing at this is overreacting
It's far from over, I'll make sure to dig up.your post when they launch the full program.
0neAnd0nly
Member
With the super pro-consumer history of Microsoft, I was SHOCKED to see this! Shocked, I tell you!
MarkMe2525
Banned
The preview is ending. They could announce the official family plan the day after or they could not. Point being, nothing definitive can be derived from this information.
LavitzSlambert
Member
So long and thanks for all the games.
rabbity-thing
Member
My wife just signed my daughter and I up for the Nintendo family plan (w/Expansion Pass). She went from having a basic account at 20 dollars to a family plan with extras for a whopping 80 dollars per year. She did this because it streamlines things and offers us all a library of classic games. Thing is, though, that neither my daughter or I would have ever really gotten even the basic plan for ourselves. So, by offering a modest discount for a group of users, Nintendo is now up 60 dollars.
Now that a lot of gamers are heads of households, family plans are an insanely smart decision. MS would be dumb to abandon the concept. If they aren't seeing the upside, then maybe their pricing needs to be adjusted because the plans themselves are a great idea.
Now that a lot of gamers are heads of households, family plans are an insanely smart decision. MS would be dumb to abandon the concept. If they aren't seeing the upside, then maybe their pricing needs to be adjusted because the plans themselves are a great idea.