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[LoNe_eXiLe]

Pretty interesting. I wonder what they will use to determine how long a game stays in the service. Will it be by popularity or based on the publisher? I am also curious if this will work like EA Access where you download the game or will it be more akin to PS Now where the games are streamed.

 

[yurinka]

Like PS Now but you download instead of streaming and also includes current gen games? Sounds good.

 

[jmaine_ph]

Monthly subscription and you can download the games? WOW!

 

[Lucifon]

Damn this is awesome. Interested to see the list of games. EA Access but for Xbox in general.

Competition is great.

 

[mojojoeo]

WE NETFLIX NOW BOYS!

 

[Flow-Walker]

Be interesting to see how quickly the lineup is refreshed, because a static library won't sustain subscriptions.

Every month:

Every month new games will cycle into the subscription with some cycling out, giving you a constantly-updating library of games.

 

[Eolz]

That's really excellent.
No streaming, BC, and not overpriced.

Sony and Nintendo should look at it...

 

[gogojira]

Count me in.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Be interesting to see how quickly the lineup is refreshed, because a static library won't sustain subscriptions.

Says every month.

 

[Spades]

Awesome. Fair play. Even the naysayers will have trouble finding a negative angle for this.

 

[dancrane212]

Downloading the games ala EA access make this tempting to do every couple months to play the smaller titles I miss out on.

*You get a discount on DLC too? Definitely interested.

 

[Jawmuncher]

What PSnow should've been

 

[dc89]

UK?

Snap. Want to know the UK details.

 

[flkraven]

I need a games list before I can have an opinion.

 

[Angel_DvA]

Looks better than PS Now, good job Microsoft for once.

 

[Maxim726X]

Modern games as a service...

Great price. Could be a game saver for MS.

 

[BroggieDoge]

Holy shiiiitttttt. Megaton!

 

[Agnostic Priest]

I think it's a great idea, by why announce it now? I feel like it would have been a pretty good E3 announcement.

 

[LoNe_eXiLe]

I wonder what they will use to determine how long a game stays in the service. Will it be by popularity or based on the publisher? I am also curious if this will work like EA Access where you download the game or will it be more akin to PS Now where the games are streamed.

 

[Daffy Duck]

So you just get to rent these games, so am I wrong in thinking this is just some sort of glorified demo suite for $10 a month?

 

[jetsetnickradio]

Damn, that's actually sounds pretty amazing!

I don't have an Xbox One, though

 

[Madrugador]

Amazing news. EA Access is great and this looks even better.

 

[Dark Cloud]

This is really good by MS.

 

[13ruce]

Nkw your turn Sony and Nintendo (i am a sony and Nintendo fan don't kill me)

 

[Ready2Rokk]

Sounds awesome but I'm curious:

1) How good the discounts will be for buying the games you want to keep permanently?
2) How transparent they will be about what/when games will cycle in and out?

I would hate to be in the middle of a game and have it yanked out. If there was a good discount and at least one week notice, that would be great.

 

[Kill3r7]

Ea access is awesome. This is like that only lots more games.

Ditto on EA Access but I am willing to bet that for someone like me there is not much there. I already own a large portion of the X1 library and have most of the BC games that I care to play. Now for a first time buyer or casual player this service holds a lot more value. Either way a great idea and a reasonable price. Especially if they offer the annual plan for less.

 

[7DollarHagane]

That sounds like a great offer, doesn't it?

Depends. If most of those games are $10 or less used older titles or games they have run on sale for $5 in the past...

Seems a little pointless to me. I wouldn't pay $10/mo for a bunch of older games I might not even play. Would rather just buy them as you want to play them.

So you pay $120 a year for this and $60 a year for live?

 

[PackAPunchedMick]

WE NETFLIX NOW BOYS!

But you don't download Netflix titles :/

 

[FelipeMGM]

This is fucking awesome, huge props to Xbox for creating such thing

Makes PS Now look even worse...

 

[The Scrivener]

Marketing cracks me up:

"One of the best things about Xbox Game Pass is that you can discover and download the full titles directly on your Xbox One."

That's like saying, one of the best things about a banana is that it tastes like a banana and you can eat it.

Anyway, awesome stuff. EA Access is a win in my book and I'll subscribe to this probably too.

 

[SgtCobra]

Very very veeery nice, totaly shits on PSNow as a service.

 

[jesu]

Sounds great in theory.
I'll wait and see how many games are in I'm likely to play or haven't got already.

 

[Interfectum]

So you just get to rent these games, so am I wrong in thinking this is just some sort of glorified demo suite for $10 a month?

How is it a demo if you can play the entire game to completion?

 

[Mechanized]

Every month new games will cycle into the subscription with some cycling out

Not a fan of this. With a similar service in Origin Access stuff doesn't leave your library.

 

[Cruxist]

How soon do they eliminate Games with Gold now?

 

[GRIMREEFZ]

No streaming is the right answer. looking forward to this.

 

[danowat]

Ha, almost called it!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1077839&highlight=ea+access+xbox

 

[Ace Harding]

Great idea, especially cycling games in and out. But couldn't they have chosen some better initial examples to highlight the library?

I mean not terrible games, but I'm not like "oh damn, they let us play Terraria??? Gears of War???"

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Not surprised at all they are doing this but surprised they have announced it now instead of E3.

 

[Possumowner]

That's actually pretty damn good...Is this console only,or includes PC

 

[Werd]

I already anticipate being annoyed I can't use my MS credit I've got sitting around on this.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

How soon do they eliminate Games with Gold now?

Why would they?

 

[The Jackdog]

So you just get to rent these games, so am I wrong in thinking this is just some sort of glorified demo suite for $10 a month?

full games

 

[BronsonLee]

Well, holy shit

 

[Vinc]

Cancelling XBL for this

 

[mjc]

Holy fuck, this is huge. Damn.

 

[w0s]

Did PS Now change to a flat fee? I thought it was something ridiculous for a 3 hour rental or 24 hour rental or am I miss remembering?

 

[AlfonzoPalutena]

Wow, so this is PlayStation Now, but better in most ways.

Although you still have to download and install the full game. With PSNow it's like buffering a Netflix selection.

Still though, I hope this gives Sony the kick in the pants to lower prices, and expand the library to PS4 games too. If not over Gaikai then locally

 

[El Topo]

What PSnow should've been

I think PS Now hasn't even officially launched in Germany. That's how little they care.

 

[Bits N Pieces]

Potential game changer.

Going to be really interesting to see how this develops.