I’m sure you all know about the Xbox game pass which sounds great but I think $14.99 a month is a little much I know you get all the stuff with it but a lot of the games you have access to I don’t play very many of them on top of that not everyone makes a lot of money I mean $14.99 you may as well say it cost $15 a month now if you make a lot of money or live with your parents and they don’t charge you rent or anything for water electric groceries or gas money if you can not drive your self like me then yeah you can probably afford it but some people don’t make a lot of money now I live with my parents however I do pay them rent I also pay them for the water and electric I use I also pay for my own groceries and I pay them gas money and I don’t make a lot you know $15 a month is about $180 a year I believe I would be willing to pay $9 a month which would be $108 a year maybe even possibly $10 a month which would be $120 a year what do you all think
I don’t understand, if you’ve evaluated it and the service isn’t worth the price to you can’t you just… not get it?
I am not a subscriber because I’ve evaluated the service and have concluded it’s not a good fit for me. I basically play 3 games: Apex Legenda, Suoer Mega Baseball 2, and Stardew Valley. All of which I own so I have no need for gamepass.
So I agree with your point but I don’t really understand the conversational value here.
> 2533274803493024;2:
> I don’t understand, if you’ve evaluated it and the service isn’t worth the price to you can’t you just… not get it?
>
> I am not a subscriber because I’ve evaluated the service and have concluded it’s not a good fit for me. I basically play 3 games: Apex Legenda, Suoer Mega Baseball 2, and Stardew Valley. All of which I own so I have no need for gamepass.
>
> So I agree with your point but I don’t really understand the conversational value here.
I just want to know other peoples on it that is all
The service is more than worth the price.
It’s honestly the best game subscription service there is right now.
You’re paying a very small monthly fee for unlimited access to an actually substantial games library available on all your devices. I don’t see a drawback.
I would say $15+ is worth it considering that xCloud is now available and I can literally play Halo and other Xbox games wherever I go on my mobile phone.
I don’t play many different games and stick with franchises perhaps buying XBX Game Pass once a year to test out some games but if you play different games constantly it will cost alot unless you can get them second hand cheap but I prefer digital video games. As you said you don’t play many of them I’d go buy those games or if the cheapest option is the Game pass nothing comes cheap Gaming can be an exspensive hobby and if you have any other hobbies you’ll have to see where to spend.
Xbox Game Pass is undoubtedly worth the money. For the price of 3 games per year you get to play pretty much all the important games on Xbox and then some. It’s the best deal in gaming if you want to play more a few of those games.
Now as part of a broader industry trend, Xbox Game Pass terrifies me. In a day and age where it seems like we own fewer and fewer things due to subscription / streaming / live game services becoming more and more prevalent, owning my games is important to me. I buy all my Nintendo Switch games on cartridge (when available), and I buy my PC games from GOG whenever that’s an option. I’m concerned that if Microsoft is very successful with Game Pass, then it’ll start to become the de facto way in which games are made available.
Aside from the ownership issue, there’s also the concern that a move to streaming will negatively impact Indie developers, depending on the business model. If game streaming services are more like Spotify where they’re more open platforms, then Indie games could have a chance. But if they’re smaller curated services I fear that it will be much harder and riskier for smaller studios to make the games they want to make.
I think it’s a really good value for people who play a ton of different games constantly like me. Having over 100 different options at all times is pretty crazy and on top of that you never have to buy a first party xbox games because they’re all going to be in there… and now they’re adding EA Play as well. If you only play a few games, not worth it. If you play a lot of games, definitely worth it. By the way the $15 version is GP + live.
I think you’ve illustrated a reason that Game Pass may not be a great value for you in particular, OP, but when examined outside of a vacuum against other streaming services, it pretty objectively provides an excellent value. In terms of cost, it’s no more expensive than something like 1-1.5x the cost of most other serious streaming services, but it provides an incredible value in terms of potential hours of entertainment across several platforms at this point. I think an average consumer in the streaming space probably uses at least two separate services (not everybody, but anecdotally I know very few people who only use one), so Game Pass exists and competes in a space that has a lot of relatively similarly priced services, offering a quite distinct and pretty awesome niche within that market. If it came down to it, I’d certainly can my Netflix and/or Hulu to keep Game Pass- and if I did get rid of even just one or the other of those services, it would offset the cost of Game Pass down to just a few bucks a month.
It doesn’t make sense for everybody, certainly. But the traditional distribution and purchase model isn’t being done away with, either-- if you know you’ll get a better value in the long haul by just purchasing outright the games you know you’ll want to play, that’ s a fine way to go. I think MS is all about giving the consumer as many options as possible right now, which is pretty great.
> 2533274861158694;9:
> I think you’ve illustrated a reason that Game Pass may not be a great value for you in particular, OP, but when examined outside of a vacuum against other streaming services, it pretty objectively provides an excellent value. In terms of cost, it’s no more expensive than something like 1-1.5x the cost of most other serious streaming services, but it provides an incredible value in terms of potential hours of entertainment across several platforms at this point. I think an average consumer in the streaming space probably uses at least two separate services (not everybody, but anecdotally I know very few people who only use one), so Game Pass exists and competes in a space that has a lot of relatively similarly priced services, offering a quite distinct and pretty awesome niche within that market. If it came down to it, I’d certainly can my Netflix and/or Hulu to keep Game Pass- and if I did get rid of even just one or the other of those services, it would offset the cost of Game Pass down to just a few bucks a month.
>
> It doesn’t make sense for everybody, certainly. But the traditional distribution and purchase model isn’t being done away with, either-- if you know you’ll get a better value in the long haul by just purchasing outright the games you know you’ll want to play, that’ s a fine way to go. I think MS is all about giving the consumer as many options as possible right now, which is pretty great.
Xbox love gold was 60 dollars a year witch was great Xbox game pass 180 dollars a year that’s ridiculous
@X11 XOMAN that’s comparing apples to oranges. XBL Gold was basically just online access at a premium price for practically the first decade it existed. In more recent years, Games and Deals with Gold have sweetened that pot a bit, but it’s nothing at all compared to what’s offered with Game Pass. I’m still not saying that Game Pass makes sense for everyone, but it’s definitely got a lot more, objectively, that it can offer than XBL Gold ever has.
Again, I think a more apt comparison for Game Pass than Gold would be to compare it to any number of other entertainment streaming/on-demand services. It’s a totally different product than XBL Gold.
> 2533274861158694;11:
> @X11 XOMAN that’s comparing apples to oranges. XBL Gold was basically just online access at a premium price for practically the first decade it existed. In more recent years, Games and Deals with Gold have sweetened that pot a bit, but it’s nothing at all compared to what’s offered with Game Pass. I’m still not saying that Game Pass makes sense for everyone, but it’s definitely got a lot more, objectively, that it can offer than XBL Gold ever has.
>
> Again, I think a more apt comparison for Game Pass than Gold would be to compare it to any number of other entertainment streaming/on-demand services. It’s a totally different product than XBL Gold.
Ok I do not know if you watch anime but it looks like VRV premium is $9,99 a month that makes it 40 dollars less then Xbox game pass a year
> 2533274845153375;12:
> > 2533274861158694;11:
> > @X11 XOMAN that’s comparing apples to oranges. XBL Gold was basically just online access at a premium price for practically the first decade it existed. In more recent years, Games and Deals with Gold have sweetened that pot a bit, but it’s nothing at all compared to what’s offered with Game Pass. I’m still not saying that Game Pass makes sense for everyone, but it’s definitely got a lot more, objectively, that it can offer than XBL Gold ever has.
> >
> > Again, I think a more apt comparison for Game Pass than Gold would be to compare it to any number of other entertainment streaming/on-demand services. It’s a totally different product than XBL Gold.
>
> Ok I do not know if you watch anime but it looks like VRV premium is $9,99 a month that makes it 40 dollars less then Xbox game pass a year
It’s also a completely different service, and not directly comparable. A monthly sock subscription service is $19 a month, and that could be used to justify Game Pass’ cost according to your logic.
@X11 XOMAN Again, I’m not saying Game Pass makes sense or is right for everybody, and it may not be right for you. I’m just saying that in terms of raw value when it comes to the potential hours of entertainment on offer w/ it, it strikes me as a pretty good deal. It provides a lot more to do with a single month subscription than can reasonably be done in that space of time, and features some pretty high-profile and critically acclaimed games, including the entirety of Halo.
I personally get more value out of Game Pass than I do out of my Hulu and Netflix accounts, both of which cost me approximately $10 a month. I think the only streaming service I have that gives me more value is Spotify Premium, and I’m basically always using that. These are the kinds of services that it makes sense to compare Game Pass with to me, and when I compare them I think Game Pass is a great value.
Again, you’re under no obligation to agree with me or to subscribe to Game Pass if you don’t think it provides enough value to justify its cost. I’m just arguing from the perspective of someone who thinks it’s worthwhile.
> 2533274861158694;14:
> @X11 XOMAN Again, I’m not saying Game Pass makes sense or is right for everybody, and it may not be right for you. I’m just saying that in terms of raw value when it comes to the potential hours of entertainment on offer w/ it, it strikes me as a pretty good deal. It provides a lot more to do with a single month subscription than can reasonably be done in that space of time, and features some pretty high-profile and critically acclaimed games, including the entirety of Halo.
>
> I personally get more value out of Game Pass than I do out of my Hulu and Netflix accounts, both of which cost me approximately $10 a month. I think the only streaming service I have that gives me more value is Spotify Premium, and I’m basically always using that. These are the kinds of services that it makes sense to compare Game Pass with to me, and when I compare them I think Game Pass is a great value.
>
> Again, you’re under no obligation to agree with me or to subscribe to Game Pass if you don’t think it provides enough value to justify its cost. I’m just arguing from the perspective of someone who thinks it’s worthwhile.
It’s not right for everybody because not everybody can afford it
@X11 XOMAN that’s true of every entertainment product ever, unfortunately. But when it comes down to it, you don’t have to buy an entire year of Game Pass. You can buy it on a month by month basis as desired or simply forgo it entirely if you know you’ll get more value out of purchasing your desired games outright.
All entertainment is a luxury-- Game Pass just gets people access to a wide variety of games for a low barrier-to-entry price point. If a person buys three AAA games new in any given year, that’s $180- Game Pass grants access to all of MS’s first party offerings on day one, as well as a growing number of popular third party stuff. So if you heavily utilize Game Pass, you’re probably well outpacing the $180/yr value.
It absolutely doesn’t make sense for everybody, but most people absolutely spend more than $180/yr on entertainment-- I’d imagine that number increases substantially in the “hardcore gamer” demo. I’m just saying that it’s a good option for people who will use it. For a family, it’s an insane value that comes with a huge variety of games for everybody. Amassing a similar library of games via buying them outright would be dramatically more expensive. Just one example of how it can be a great money saver for some.
Of course, if you’re a Halo-only player or something, it makes a ton more sense to just buy the MCC outright and get the unlimited right to play it forever. Just depends on individual circumstances.
I don’t find it unreasonable personally, if you play a lot of games.
> 2533274807993125;17:
> I don’t find it unreasonable personally, if you play a lot of games.
I know what you are saying but personally I like to actually own my games