Game Pass for Xbox and PC

Utnayan said:

I would agree with this. With that said, until we see the 1st party releases of Sony to determine if they will be Druck-fucked or not and tank, they still own plenty of 1st party development which destroys what MS has regardless of some of their acquisition. Bethesda was and still is going down the toilet and there is no stopping that train wreck of shit for TES 6 and Starfield and beyond. Gamepass, while to me is a bargain because I paid 89 for 3 years on a conversion, still has most of it's library as mediocre games that do not amount to anything more than indie, some decent 3rd party released over time, and live service 1st party shit to placate the gamepass development model and mode of operation. With the exception of FH4, every game released 1st party from Crackdown 3, State of Decay 2, Sea of Thieves (Admittedly got a little better but still ridiculous at launch and well into year 2), and the Halo debacle, shit you name it - has been a glowing red flag of disappointment and I do not expect that to change not because of incompetence although there is a lot of that in the ranks, it's going to be because of the business model switch to subscription. If they do not come out with anything but mediocre releases due to the access of Gamepass with their 1st party titles, gamepass will be the glory and the bain of their existence at the same time because they do not know how to develop from a production budget stand point due to the subscription revenue and access levels to those games - so we will continue to get "maybe good enough for a subscription" live service shit jammed down our throats.

With that said Sony fucked up on the hardware, the memory horseshit we are going through right now, the UI blasting back to something from the PS3 era, a shit store layout, and it was bound to happen as the console wars cycle. 360 destroyed PS3. PS4 destroyed Xbox one and subsequent half gen upticks, and now it seems the tables are turning back a bit. Time will tell over the next 2 years with the software dev cycle.

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spronk said:

PlayStation ‘is working on a counterpunch to Xbox Game Pass’, claims God of War creator | VGC

David Jaffe cites Sony sources who reportedly say it will react to service’s…

www.videogameschronicle.com

it'd be awesome if Sony and Microsoft get into a gamepass fight, users win. well, except those who hate digital games

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spronk said:

well, except those who hate digital games

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popsicledeath said:

Isn't that kind of a bad sign for Sony to basically acknowledge they're getting owned? Doesn't instill confidence.

My problem with Game Pass, and I think the next direction they should take, is they put up games for 'free' that are infuriating and make me hate the service.

The most obvious example are the base games that don't include DLC's. Is anyone still making enough money from DLCs for New Vegas to offset the annoyance of not being able to tell people Fallout games are free on Game Pass because they'll just get as annoyed when none of the DLCs are? Just make them all bundles and it becomes good advertising.

Also games like NBA2K that I would never, ever buy, but tried for free on Game Pass. I love basketball to the point I tortured myself for years playing it and watching it even though it made me miserable. NBA2K is a miserable experience; like literally made my life worse and I just had to uninstall it. Black eye for Game Pass when I see them advertise that shit.

Same with Wreckfest. Was waiting on a good sale, goes up free on Game Pass. Much excite! But holy shit the multiplayer is broken with lag and bugs. Is now being hammered in reviews and people like me excited for it's potential are now like fuck this shit. All courtesy of Game Pass.

The point: I think at some point Microsoft has to start taking more care with the games being offered, to the point I could see them do more deals like with that Nier Automota game where they seemed to spearhead improvements just for Game Pass. Not only to make the games not be a black eye for the service and seem like quantity over quality bullshit, but an actual selling point that Game Pass games are better even when it's the same game you might try to get elsewhere. Including more DLCs, more multiplayer support and help with development before being put on Game Pass and a game like Wreckfest isn't ready and gets buried by the negative reaction, quicker/better patches.

It's like the hot chick that you have a chance with because she's loose. At some point, even though she's hot, you're thinking 'she slept with THAT guy' and it's not as appealing. I think that's what needs the most work, so we aren't thinking Microsoft will just let any game stick it in Game Pass. Need Microsoft to counter the idea that Game Pass is just a slut without standards for its next evolution of growth.

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popsicledeath said:

Doesn't this already happen? I say just make it official and do it well, and help games that can't manage, and pressure games that can. Instead of hurting their own brand by accepting shit.

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spronk said:

wild rumor, it would be awesome if it would use steam executables for gamepass games so you don't have to deal with the xbox app or UWP or the windows store

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