2y ago

Report says Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass added over $8,700 worth of new games in 2023

www.neowin.net

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Does that mean they can't delete the games you download and install? If not, the "value" they provide can be restricted at any time.
Seems like they acquired a lucrative cholepoint to milk. Fuck them. Subscription-based ownership is not ownership or "value".
- I don't know about any other users, but I use game pass knowing I don't own the games and they can be taken away whenever. I've used it to play games to see if it's worth buying to own, or games I'm interested in trying out but not interested enough to buy it until I try it
  
  That's exactly how it is and always has been. And games on Game Pass usually have discounts if you want to actually purchase them. Nothing in Game Pass says you own the games, it explicitly makes it clear you do not... it still has a purchase button right next to the Play/Install button.
  Game Pass means being able to give a ton of games a try or even play through entirely without having to purchase every single one. It also means a fairly steady stream of new titles to play.
- Its only "worth" the asking price if I would have paid that for it or even bought it at all.
- The day they don’t let you buy games on the platform is the day I agree with you
  
  Can you buy games on the platform or do you rent them until further notice?
- Considering the price you pay compared to even a single full priced game, it's pretty damn consumer-friendly. It's especially valuable for full price games that you're going to play through once and never touch again, not so much for games you'll want to keep returning to.
- Well it's like 1/4 the cost of a game per month. So if you play more than one game a quarter it's good value.
@nanoUFO I feel like I’m the only Xbox owner that doesn’t do Game Pass, and it’s because I can play games when I want and at my own pace when I buy them. I don’t like wanting to play a certain game, but having to play something different because it’s leaving the service in a few days.
- Game Pass doesn't prevent you from buying any game you like. In fact, if you have Game Pass and want to purchase a title in the catalog there is a discount. Doesn't matter if it leaves Game Pass, you would still have the game if you purchased it.
- I'm on linux I couldn't use it if I wanted to. I like having some level of ownership so it's a no go for me.
  
  Eh, I might subscribe for a month or two every so often if it worked on Linux. It doesn't, so I don't.

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