You need to relax on your Gamepass negativity before you keel overWhat exactly is Gamepass delivering? These games are available almost everywhere! Why the constant need to try make this rental service a thing? Fuck me it's insane. Gamers have spoken loud and clear- they want to buy and not rent.
What exactly is Gamepass delivering? These games are available almost everywhere! Why the constant need to try make this rental service a thing? Fuck me it's insane. Gamers have spoken loud and clear- they want to buy and not rent.
PS+ isn't killing the Playstation business.
What exactly is Gamepass delivering? These games are available almost everywhere! Why the constant need to try make this rental service a thing? Fuck me it's insane. Gamers have spoken loud and clear- they want to buy and not rent.
Invested? Not really.I didn't realize you and your fellows were this invested in the health of the Xbox business
Maybe if you're a business man invested in their stock, but what if you're just a regular gamer? Why do I have to be concerned about any of that?it's kind of important to know if it's actually sustainable/viable
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Gamers are starting to notice that Xbox Game Pass is the real deal
Xbox Game Pass is having an absolutely insane quarter, and it'll be interesting to see if Microsoft shares stats when the next quarterly earning report drops.www.windowscentral.com
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Light years ahead of you, I already ignored the poster you're quoting. I'm unstoppable!Pro tip: Check the reactions on this post for a good recommended ignore list.
THISI notice I just don't care.
But, but... think of the engagement!No, people mostly don't want a forever subscription model to play rented games.
This post nails it. It's for people that treat gaming like McDonald's - fast meal, they don't finish games, they frequently jump between games and genres. Also the mention about "do nothing else but play games" is spot on, it's really for the hardcore.Game Pass is great value for a select group of gamers who:
- only play on Xbox
- only play games on Game Pass
- don't care about games that are not on Game Pass
- do nothing else but play games
- play and finish multiple games a month
- enjoy titles in every single genre: shooters, WRPGs, sports games, quirky indy games, puzzle games, Metroidvanias, souslike games and more)
But for mainstream gamers who generally buy and play the most popular games (FIFA, GTA, Fortnite) and big AAA games (Assassin's Creed, Cyberpunk 2077, Kingdom Come, etc) the case for Game Pass is much weaker. These people:
- own a PC, PS5 or a gaming PC with Steam instead of an Xbox
- want to play their favorite games/genres first and foremost instead of playing only what's available on Game Pass
- see the games available on Game Pass as a side dish instead of the main course
- don't play games every day for a couple of hours
- play and finish just a handful of games a year
- enjoy titles in just a handful of genres
Why subscribe to Game Pass if the vast majority of your gaming time is spent on finishing a couple of big games a year that are NOT on Game Pass? It makes much more sense to simply buy the few titles on Game Pass that caught your attention when they're discounted than to subscribe for a year and feel like you're wasting money every time you play a game that's not on that service?
People say Game Pass is the Netflix of gaming, but when you get Netflix just about every single person in your family will watch movies and tv series on that service, whereas with Game Pass it will be just you. That makes it harder to justify a subscription that's not being used to the fullest
You need to relax on your Gamepass negativity before you keel over
You don't like it, many don't like it, I like it, many like it.
For every you, there is a me.
In the past 6 months alone, I have completed COD (still play MP most nights), Indiana Jones, Avowed, SoM, and am in the middle of Stalker 2 and Oblivion. I have Sniper Elite 5 and the new Doom lined up.
There is no denying that if it aligns with your taste in games, you are quids in.
I still buy games by the way (I own about 400 digitally) but I no longer need to buy everything - just those that don't appear on Gamepass, or those that I know I will want to keep.
Game Pass is great value for a select group of gamers who:
- only play on Xbox
- only play games on Game Pass
- don't care about games that are not on Game Pass
- do nothing else but play games
- play and finish multiple games a month
- enjoy titles in every single genre: shooters, WRPGs, sports games, quirky indy games, puzzle games, Metroidvanias, souslike games and more)
But for mainstream gamers who generally buy and play the most popular games (FIFA, GTA, Fortnite) and big AAA games (Assassin's Creed, Cyberpunk 2077, Kingdom Come, etc) the case for Game Pass is much weaker. These people:
- own a PC, PS5 or a gaming PC with Steam instead of an Xbox
- want to play their favorite games/genres first and foremost instead of playing only what's available on Game Pass
- see the games available on Game Pass as a side dish instead of the main course
- don't play games every day for a couple of hours
- play and finish just a handful of games a year
- enjoy titles in just a handful of genres
Why subscribe to Game Pass if the vast majority of your gaming time is spent on finishing a couple of big games a year that are NOT on Game Pass? It makes much more sense to simply buy the few titles on Game Pass that caught your attention when they're discounted than to subscribe for a year and feel like you're wasting money every time you play a game that's not on that service?
People say Game Pass is the Netflix of gaming, but when you get Netflix just about every single person in your family will watch movies and tv series on that service, whereas with Game Pass it will be just you. That makes it harder to justify a subscription that's not being used to the fullest
Game Pass is great value for a select group of gamers who:
- only play on Xbox
- only play games on Game Pass
- don't care about games that are not on Game Pass
- do nothing else but play games
- play and finish multiple games a month
- enjoy titles in every single genre: shooters, WRPGs, sports games, quirky indy games, puzzle games, Metroidvanias, souslike games and more)
But for mainstream gamers who generally buy and play the most popular games (FIFA, GTA, Fortnite) and big AAA games (Assassin's Creed, Cyberpunk 2077, Kingdom Come, etc) the case for Game Pass is much weaker. These people:
- own a PC, PS5 or a gaming PC with Steam instead of an Xbox
- want to play their favorite games/genres first and foremost instead of playing only what's available on Game Pass
- see the games available on Game Pass as a side dish instead of the main course
- don't play games every day for a couple of hours
- play and finish just a handful of games a year
- enjoy titles in just a handful of genres
Why subscribe to Game Pass if the vast majority of your gaming time is spent on finishing a couple of big games a year that are NOT on Game Pass? It makes much more sense to simply buy the few titles on Game Pass that caught your attention when they're discounted than to subscribe for a year and feel like you're wasting money every time you play a game that's not on that service?
People say Game Pass is the Netflix of gaming, but when you get Netflix just about every single person in your family will watch movies and tv series on that service, whereas with Game Pass it will be just you. That makes it harder to justify a subscription that's not being used to the fullest
But for mainstream gamers who generally buy and play the most popular games (FIFA, GTA, Fortnite) and big AAA games (Assassin's Creed, Cyberpunk 2077, Kingdom Come, etc) the case for Game Pass is much weaker.
They've got an uphill battle trying to convince millions of gamers that are not a fan of the platform to take notice.
This is apple vs android. Sony vs Ms. Man city vs man utd. It doesn't matter how good the service is. Those with an allegiance to a brand will not take notice, and unfortunately for Microsoft the brand with the biggest pull in console gaming isn't theirs.
Does PS+ Extra/Premium get the same amount of critizism, I wonder?![]()
I think balatro is not a good example to spend your hours on gamepass. Since is a cheap game and will demand hours. The others are great examples since they are sp games and to extract value from gamepass the best strategy is sp games.Balatro, doom, oblivion remake, expedition 33, lies of P (just left Gamepass), …gamepass is putting in work this year! Awesome.
Is PS+ Extra/Premium lavished with praise on a regular basis from PS fans?![]()
even major chunk of terminally online gaming forum dwellers are not on-board for game rental subscription.
you can extrapolate from there how general public sees the likes of gamepass.
Is PS+ Extra/Premium lavished with praise on a regular basis from PS fans?![]()
This is also so off base. Gamepass has been crazy for years.One month of greatness doesn't erase the last two years it didn't offer jackshit other than few first party titles here and there.
There really isn't a reason to be a subacriber other than for one or two months a year. Otherwise you will be just losing money from months when nothing interesting is released.
Well that's fine then. If those people don't want to pay it doesn't make the service bad. I bet there's loads that think netflix is shit. To deny how good its been for high quality titles is absurd.Nah.....lots of folks simply don't want to pay for a subscription. That has nothing to do with "allegiance". If you are going to make that argument then the people who do subscribe do so out of "allegiance" to Microsoft. You can't have it both ways.
No, because it doesn't get games like lies of p, Claire obscure, stalker 2, cod, indiana jones the list goes on and on you get the jihst.Is PS+ Extra/Premium lavished with praise on a regular basis from PS fans?![]()
They should, if they feel it's good.Is PS+ Extra/Premium lavished with praise on a regular basis from PS fans?![]()
Is PS+ Extra/Premium lavished with praise on a regular basis from PS fans?![]()
that's another thing, game development is not tv production.Game Pass is having a strong period, its best in several years. But this should really be normal for it to be successful.
As competition grew amongst TV streaming services, they realised they needed regular new content to keep subscribers. That's what Game Pass seemed to forget for a while, it'd be one big release followed by months of no new games of note. Old games rotating in and out help refresh the catalogue, but they don't keep subscribers. The appeal is a regular ongoing stream of day one releases, but 5 games from Microsoft a year doesn't cut it. The early 2025 release cadance is what it should be.
Let's see if they can keep it up beyond Doom.
Love that "because you played Roblox" lolAnother Game Pass appreciation thread. Love it.
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25-30 million? that's including core aka people who only want to play online...25-30 million people who want to rent SOME games is not insignificant. Not everyone wants to buy every game, and we have heard shit loads of stories from developers how gamepass helped their game blow up.
Gamepass is not a negative for end users. If they want it.
People are also pissed about the state of things in terms of subscribing to entertainment due to all the streaming services that Netflix kicked offNah.....lots of folks simply don't want to pay for a subscription. That has nothing to do with "allegiance". If you are going to make that argument then the people who do subscribe do so out of "allegiance" to Microsoft. You can't have it both ways.