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Let's discuss ideas how Game Pass should be structured and priced (lemmy.ml)
submitted 6 days ago by thingsiplay@lemmy.ml to c/games@lemmy.world
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For a long time, I have this idea how Microsoft should structure and price the Game Pass. I am thinking of making it modular with a cheap entry price, and then having basically DLCs to enable certain services. This would also allow Microsoft to add in new services without restructuring everything again or screwing up the names.

The below list is just an idea how it could be structure and priced, I'm not saying this has to be exactly like that. What do you think?

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Base
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  $7,99 Game Pass
      (pc and console, includes console multiplayer,
      50+ games dynamic library)

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DLCs
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+ $4,99 Plus Expansion
        (full set 500+ games, including EA Play and Ubisoft+)

+ $9,99 Day 1 Ultimate 
        (including all first party games except Call of Duty,
        plus day 1 premium games from third parties,
        additional benefits, perks and rewards)

+ $1,99 Cloud Streaming S
        (for supported titles of all your own games,
        plus all Game Pass games)

+ $3,99 Cloud Streaming X
        (like S but higher quality streaming, shorter wait times)
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[–] Minnels@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The trap is the money you have to spend when you could have played a demo instead. And the larger trap, that you have to use a Microsoft product to play it on.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Demos are rare today though. Not to mention some are outright misrepresenting the actual game. Spending some money to try a game without having to do a refund if you don't like it is a reasonable value. As a PC player I would absolutely spend $15 bucks for a single month to try a few $40-60 games that I would likely purchase through steam after trying. I wouldn't pay more than a single month at a time though, which also isn't great for Microsoft.

[–] pycorax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

The trap is the money you have to spend when you could have played a demo instead.

Few games have demos nowadays though unfortunately.

And the larger trap, that you have to use a Microsoft product to play it on.

I mean that's not remotely even an issue if you're already on Windows which most PC gamers already are.