Xbox Game Pass ‘has become too expensive,’ says Microsoft’s new gaming chief in leaked memo

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Submitted ⁨⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨ryujin470@fedia.io⁩ to ⁨gaming@beehaw.org⁩

https://www.theverge.com/tech/911182/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-too-expensive-leaked-memo

It sounds like Game Pass pricing will drop soon.

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Resplendent606@piefed.social ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Please don’t give these people your money. They are doing nothing to deserve it.

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- Albbi@lemmy.ca ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I’ve been saying that since the Xbox was released. But I’ve been anti Microsoft for a long time.
  
  Has Microsoft added much to gaming other than DirectX? I know they just bought Halo so they could have an exclusive. I was pretty upset that Halo wasn’t going to be released on other platforms.
  
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  - djsaskdja@reddthat.com ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    The controller they made for disabled people is one good thing.
    
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Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
LOL, people unsubscribing is working. I’m shocked it took them this long to react to this, though. The pricing is ridiculous. They would have to slash it in half or more to gain back the number of people lost. Additionally, they keep adding and removing the same games? The value proposition seems low if you have already played the existing catalog.

It seems funny to me that they put all their eggs in one basket and then decided to light the basket on fire and smash it with a hammer.

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- Paradachshund@lemmy.today ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  As far as I know it was a loss leader, too, as in they priced it lower than it would be profitable to take over the market before the hikes. So with that in mind it sounds like they’re pretty screwed.
  
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- Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Just as Windows 10 was the “last version of Windows.”
  
  (it was the last version anyone liked, but the two are not the same)
  
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