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If you’re in high school/college (hell your 20’s) and can game 10+ hours a week it was an unbelievable deal. Even $30 isn’t that crazy if you’re really using it

If you’re in high school/college (hell your 20’s) and can game 10+ hours a week it was an unbelievable deal. Even $30 isn’t that crazy if you’re really using it. But a lot of people can’t get that kind of value out of it and it doesn’t help that Microsoft keeps cancelling every interesting game and/or lets their best studios languish.

lostmsu 1y ago
$30 would be 6 AAA titles per year. There are barely that many descent games released in a decade.
- addaon 1y ago
  > There are barely that many descent games released in a decade. There were three in the 90s that I know of. Have I missed some since?
  - NexRebular 1y ago
    At least the two Descent: FreeSpace titles...
  - lostmsu 1y ago
    Skyrim, GTA V, Minecraft
    - croon 1y ago
      I think it was either a joke or a comment on the "descent" spelling of decent, referring to the Descent (sci-fi space sims) games.
      - lostmsu 1y ago
        Shamed me there
- Forgeties79 1y ago
  Gamepass has a lot more than AAA’s (Silk Song for instance) and if you haven’t been sticking with consoles in particular over the last 10-15 years the back catalog of tentpole titles is actually pretty impressive. I’ve had many conversations with people in their 30s who have not touched video games since the 360/PS3 era. Gamepass, even if just for a few months, makes a ton of sense for them if they have the time. I say this as somebody who absolutely does not think people should be paying $30 for gamepass generally speaking and I think Microsoft/Xbox is incredibly weak right now. But there are certainly cases where it makes a ton of sense and Sony isn’t exactly offering a better alternative unless you want a Final Fantasy machine that’s library is dominated by PS3/PS4 remasters (which in many ways mimics the value prop of gamepass for those who have not been gaming for years).
squigz 1y ago
I think it's still a good deal even for more casual gamers - I imagine it would feel worse to spend $80 on a game that you may put an hour or two into, if you ever launch it at all. I imagine most casual gamers will simply not buy many games; whereas on Game Pass you can browse, pick up a game (that would otherwise cost you an arm and a leg) for the few hours you've got for gaming. But like another commenter points out, if you're playing games like Silk Song or other similarly-priced games, it makes more sense to buy the game. But yeah, you're absolutely right: lots of flaws with it, and I expect it will just get worse, much like Netflix. Long live Steam, which I still use and love :)

lostmsu 1y ago

$30 would be 6 AAA titles per year. There are barely that many descent games released in a decade.

addaon 1y ago
> There are barely that many descent games released in a decade. There were three in the 90s that I know of. Have I missed some since?
- NexRebular 1y ago
  At least the two Descent: FreeSpace titles...
- lostmsu 1y ago
  Skyrim, GTA V, Minecraft
  - croon 1y ago
    I think it was either a joke or a comment on the "descent" spelling of decent, referring to the Descent (sci-fi space sims) games.
    - lostmsu 1y ago
      Shamed me there
Forgeties79 1y ago
Gamepass has a lot more than AAA’s (Silk Song for instance) and if you haven’t been sticking with consoles in particular over the last 10-15 years the back catalog of tentpole titles is actually pretty impressive. I’ve had many conversations with people in their 30s who have not touched video games since the 360/PS3 era. Gamepass, even if just for a few months, makes a ton of sense for them if they have the time. I say this as somebody who absolutely does not think people should be paying $30 for gamepass generally speaking and I think Microsoft/Xbox is incredibly weak right now. But there are certainly cases where it makes a ton of sense and Sony isn’t exactly offering a better alternative unless you want a Final Fantasy machine that’s library is dominated by PS3/PS4 remasters (which in many ways mimics the value prop of gamepass for those who have not been gaming for years).

squigz 1y ago

I think it's still a good deal even for more casual gamers - I imagine it would feel worse to spend $80 on a game that you may put an hour or two into, if you ever launch it at all. I imagine most casual gamers will simply not buy many games; whereas on Game Pass you can browse, pick up a game (that would otherwise cost you an arm and a leg) for the few hours you've got for gaming. But like another commenter points out, if you're playing games like Silk Song or other similarly-priced games, it makes more sense to buy the game. But yeah, you're absolutely right: lots of flaws with it, and I expect it will just get worse, much like Netflix. Long live Steam, which I still use and love :)