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Is the gamepass incredible value? If you keep the console 7 years which is about its expected lifetime, would you expect to spend $840 in games?

by ucha 6y ago

haunter 6y ago
>would you expect to spend $840 in games If you get the PS5 then... yes. That will be just 12 games on release and thinking back I bought much more on PS4 I mean you buy 3 games a year on release that will be $210 on PS5. Of course you can wait for sales and such but still, Gamepass is an incredible value no matter what. And they are also combining it with EA Play
- ucha 6y ago
  Interesting... I didn't expect people to spend that much on games as I do sometimes wait for sales or buy used, and even sell back back disc games I'm done with.
Kipters 6y ago
In my case, yes
falcor84 6y ago
$840 gives you just 12 full priced games over that period, while game pass gives you over 200 games at any point in time, including all first party titles
awinder 6y ago
This is an interesting way of looking at it, but couple of numbers jump out: 1. Average next gen console purchase estimated coming with 3 games, which would put you at a 50% discount at year one. That’s a big discount to amortize over the rest of the years. 2. PS4 had a software attach rate at 10 games per console. That’s in the neighborhood at least. For me it’s worth it because I don’t have to weigh an economic decision. I just download the game and figure out if I do like it and want to continue. So it’s a complex product to evaluate for sure. I also have to rerun my math because $5/month on pc was absolutely a no-brainer.
mywittyname 6y ago
Given the number of games I play, I think Game Pass is a great value. I would have easily spent more buying games individually than the cost of Game Pass. Granted, I have the cheaper $5.32/mo version, but I'll keep it when it's $9.99 as well. Plus, I believe MS is offering a version of the service where the xbox is included in the subscription. I understand that most people don't like the idea of not keeping games forever, but I have a library of >1,200 games on Steam, >150 on GoG, and 20 or so on Origin. Most of those games I'll never play again, so it doesn't bother me at all that some are only available for a limited time period. If I end up trying something I love and want to keep, like The Outer Worlds, I buy it.

Is the gamepass incredible value? If you keep the console 7 years which is about its expected lifetime, would you expect to spend $840 in games?

by ucha 6y ago

Is the gamepass incredible value? If you keep the console 7 years which is about its expected lifetime, would you expect to spend $840 in games?

haunter 6y ago

>would you expect to spend $840 in games If you get the PS5 then... yes. That will be just 12 games on release and thinking back I bought much more on PS4 I mean you buy 3 games a year on release that will be $210 on PS5. Of course you can wait for sales and such but still, Gamepass is an incredible value no matter what. And they are also combining it with EA Play

ucha 6y ago
Interesting... I didn't expect people to spend that much on games as I do sometimes wait for sales or buy used, and even sell back back disc games I'm done with.

Kipters 6y ago

In my case, yes

falcor84 6y ago

$840 gives you just 12 full priced games over that period, while game pass gives you over 200 games at any point in time, including all first party titles

awinder 6y ago

This is an interesting way of looking at it, but couple of numbers jump out: 1. Average next gen console purchase estimated coming with 3 games, which would put you at a 50% discount at year one. That’s a big discount to amortize over the rest of the years. 2. PS4 had a software attach rate at 10 games per console. That’s in the neighborhood at least. For me it’s worth it because I don’t have to weigh an economic decision. I just download the game and figure out if I do like it and want to continue. So it’s a complex product to evaluate for sure. I also have to rerun my math because $5/month on pc was absolutely a no-brainer.

mywittyname 6y ago

Given the number of games I play, I think Game Pass is a great value. I would have easily spent more buying games individually than the cost of Game Pass. Granted, I have the cheaper $5.32/mo version, but I'll keep it when it's $9.99 as well. Plus, I believe MS is offering a version of the service where the xbox is included in the subscription. I understand that most people don't like the idea of not keeping games forever, but I have a library of >1,200 games on Steam, >150 on GoG, and 20 or so on Origin. Most of those games I'll never play again, so it doesn't bother me at all that some are only available for a limited time period. If I end up trying something I love and want to keep, like The Outer Worlds, I buy it.