Comment on Xbox wanted 77M Game Pass subscribers by 2026 — today it has less than half that
fonix232@fedia.io 3 days ago
I actually liked the Game Pass approach initially.
You could pick between PC, Xbox or both.
You had the option for a cheap sub, or a slightly more expensive one, with appropriate feature parity.
The included games - especially the early access for many of them - were a solid mix of AAA titles and indie games that deserved the recognition.
And the funny thing is, Microsoft could've reached the target subscriber numbers if they didn't pricejack tbe service while fucking over the customers AND the plans. I understand the need of capitalising a subscriber base, but doing a "from tomorrow, this shit will cost 3x as much" bullcrap move ain't it.
Honestly I was never going to get in on gamepass no matter how good a deal it was because I would lose access to games no matter how long I had been paying to play them. In the same respect I don’t like leasing a car, I would rather buy used and accept all the problems that come out of it because eventually I could stop making payments.
I can see why people would enjoy it but it was never for me.
Understandable. I for one dislike owning games I won't play, so GamePass was a good way to dip my toes, discover games, trial them for days/weeks at my own leisure, and move on.
mind you a the time the ANNUAL price was an AAA title's price, not 3 months.
There is really only a couple of games I decided would have been better as a buy. If you like to play a game for 2-3 weeks then move on it was good. You could also try stuff that didn’t have demos etc and decide if it was worth your time. After a year I’d seen most of the catalogue I was interested in and it was really only new releases that I kept it for, soon after I stopped it and now play my backlog.
Although you needed the disk space and bandwidth to be able use it like that.
I wouldn’t sign up again, but I got what I wanted.
Same here. I was a subscriber from Xbox to PC but then…
Yeller_king@reddthat.com 3 days ago
The original model was not sustainable. It was designed for a rug pull. They just found out that it was still unsustainable after the rug pull.
mursejoy@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Every streamer does the rug pull. I remember when my family was so shocked at the $5.99 ad free Disney+ sub. They fully believed that it was going to remain the best streaming deal forever. I mean this is Disney we’re talking about.
Katana314@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Make this claim about a city’s subway system. Or Market Basket’s rotisserie chicken.
Your numerical claim around profit is irrelevant because it gets people in the door - both new gamers, and new developers. They were making bank not just on game purchases, but DLC, games outside of Game Pass, etc.