I hadn't considered (on more than a surface level) this viewpoint, I do agree wholeheartedly regarding getting your money's worth doesn't necessarily come down to ownership, but rather enjoyment/fulfillment.

I held a micro$hit game pass subscription for quite a while, and (almost) always felt I was getting my money's worth out of it, if not for game pass, there's quite a few games I'd never have considered buying, some of these have been the most enjoyable I have played.

With that said however, I much prefer not having to worry about a game in my library disappearing because a license ran out, or it was dropped from a service. I spend about 80% of my gaming budget on discounted stuff, usually a couple years after release, when most of the bugs are ironed out.

[–] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

That's what I was typically doing too. Only once every couple years was I buying a game near release for near full price. I almost certainly wouldn't have tried The Forgotten City if it weren't free, but it was one of the most impactful experiences I've had in gaming.

Idk about game pass, but stuff seems to stay on PS for a pretty long time. Once I caught up with a lot of what I cared about that was older to the catalog, I stopped thinking about when things might leave the service. The biggest shit seems to stay for a year or longer. If I'm still on one game for over a year, I should just buy that game and cancel the service lol.