I understand this may make sense to some users, but the whole concept of subscribing to games just makes me... Very uneasy. You stop paying, and suddenly your console is an empty paperweight - eviltoast

cross-posted from: https://yiffit.net/post/475688

Xbox Game Pass Core subscribers will get access to a small selection of the games available with the regular/higher tiers of Game Pass, starting with more than 25 games

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2 years ago I had to move to a temp place. First evening, I unpacked my PS3 which I hadn’t had time for for a long time. Lots of games on it (and on discs), so I could just sit and play Journey.

Had all my games had been this subscription sort, I’d have nothing.

Now I know you can still buy games - for now, anyway. But since these companies make you pay for multiplayer anyway, it’s an easy upsell for them. Just pay a bit more and you can play so many games… Just pay forever.

  • QubaXR@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    There is also the matter of value psychology that’s in play. Of you pay for a title, it automatically gains value. Of it’s given to you for free (or as a all you can eat buffet) - the same title suddenly does not feel so premium.

    Going to the movies vs watching a film on Netflix. Buying a vinyl of an album vs playing few songs on Spotify.

    I understand that to some the value proposition is just too hard to pass. To me however it cheapens the games and makes them less interesting.

    (I got a year of ultimate in some promotion. Installed a bunch of games, then never played them, instead enjoying other titles I actually personally picked and paid for)