SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
I don’t necessarily agree with all of Kaldaien’s points, but I can’t say they aren’t well argued. Their opinions are valid if you’re willing to accept and consider their perspective.
I personally don’t see the point playing games on the original hardware, and I think keeping them updated for modern systems is a good thing, but I can see why someone might disagree and prefer running them in a VM on a traditional operating system, especially in terms of keeping the original way the game ran intact. I also disagree about the value of Microsoft’s game rental service, but I also see the value in saying “if I don’t actually own my games anyway, why not take it to it’s logical conclusion of just renting them.”
As I said, their points are well argued, even if I don’t necessarily agree on them.
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Monetarily it doesn’t even make sense, since it’s just cheaper to buy the game then rent them through gamepass lot of the times. Like I got Yakuza 0 steam key humble bundle and it took me a year to finish. Renting that on Gamepass to playthrough would have cost me 12 times the cost of what it cost to buy the Humble Bundle monthly that had Yakuza 0, and unlike Gamepass it is still in my steam account and not continued payment to retain access.
pcgamesn.com/…/yakuza-0-the-division-humble-month…
Why would I spend more renting and something that just stops working immediately once my subscription is up even if I don’t “own” the game on steam? Just bad money mangement.
Rose@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Did you know that the main policy of Steam is its Subscriber Agreement? You never buy the games. Moreover, most people play games shortly after they come out, so they don’t care about something like Yakuza 0 in 2025. A new AAA game costs $60 to $70, but you can pay for a month of Game Pass for $12 and play through multiple new AAA or other games.
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
I’d rather buy a new AAA game which I don’t than do than get it through Gamepass, since usually you can get those from like GMG for 10-20% off.
Main reason is that AAA titles that I’d even be interested in are ones like Red Dead Redemption 2, which take me half a year or longer to get through that paying $12 a month for it would end up being more expensive for me. And I don’t even keep to keep access one the subscription ends.
I just don’t go through that many games at that high a quantity to make Gamepass worth it for me.
You are trying to convince the wrong person on how Gamepass is a value. I’ve done the trial, and I’m just not drawn into AAA being must play at launch and dropping 60-70 on it. I have many other games to play.
Rose@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
To each their own. Some people are just too busy to finish a game in a month. Personally, I can finish a 30-hour game in a month without worrying too much, though I’d probably not even think of time if it was two months. That’s still $24 though. For $60, you can get four. I’m a patient gamer like you though and I wait for the deepest discounts, but most people aren’t.