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Microsoft reinstates its £1/$1 Game Pass trial, but only for PC (www.gamescensor.com)
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[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But you don't get every single new game with GamePass, either. You get a mediocre set of stuff published by Microsoft with some occasional AA games and a random selection of indies, some of which are actually good, but also aren't that expensive to just buy and own instead.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Most AAA games with even a tangential relation with Microsoft get released on Game Pass on day 1

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That means stuff they publish. Which, despite all their acquisitions, is consistently very mediocre. And because of the day one "free" status, almost always has bad extra monetization on top of it.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I really think you're underestimating how much and what kind of content they offer, but you do you.

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's an incredibly far cry from the "all" he mentioned, and it isn't close to the best or most desirable.

I'm well aware of what it has available, and it's genuinely not good enough to get me to install Windows if they provided it for free. But the entire reason Gamepass exists is because they know it makes them more long term than buying your games.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The subscription model access to an entire catalogue is more economical than buying every single new game for full price.

This is what I said. I never implied they had all games. Only that it's cheaper in the long run to subscribe and get access to the new games on GamePass than paying full price for each one.

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

every single new game

Their catalogue is dogshit and has a very small selection of games that are even worth considering on a steep discount.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I can literally say the same about Steam with how much shovelware it contains vs how many games that aren't garbage. I've found many enjoyable games on GamePass just as I have with Steam. Sucks that you haven't, I guess. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's not the ratio.

Gamepass's entire library of "not dogshit", cumulatively, isn't worth a year of the subscription to actually own. They don't publish a meaningful number of games worth playing if they were free, and you can count the indie games (which are cheap to actually own anyways) that are actually good on your hands.