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[XXL]

Who cares. Gamepass is the best deal in the world and Phil Spencer is the best CEO in the world.

 

[That Damn Kid]

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Price increases are normal for sub services, this isn’t surprising anyone. I’m betting they raise it right around the time CoD2K25 is out and on the service. That or maybe at the showcase next month they announce all the Calls of Doodies are on GamePass and then raise it.

And you’ll still be able to buy months of service for $3-5 a pop on key sites or do the “free” method if you want to waste time on MS Rewards.

 

[feynoob]

I knew someone would not get the joke.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

4 threads on the same thing, the demand for Xbox news is massive and growing.

Jesus you’re right, just exited this thread and saw all four

 

[mayham2199]

They've changed it enough to trigger a destructive chain reaction inside Xbox. IMO, of course. It's just MS was too boneheaded to kill the deal.

Agreed. What people have to remember is that Satya was asking Phil about console sales in 2021. Since then their sales have cratered and then the ABK deal finally closed. The situation Xbox was in when the deal started compared to when it finished has changed drastically.

 

[reinking]

Who cares. Gamepass is the best deal in the world and Phil Spencer is the best CEO in the world.

There is no denying that they have both put PlayStation in a stronger position.

 

[Pelta88]

Time has been very kind to some of us.

To others, not so much.

@evillore needs to reopen the acquisition thread. A career in fortune telling awaits some of us.

We tried to tell them but they refused to believe. And now it’s playing out word for word with zero deviation.

 

[Klayzer]

Time has been very kind to some of us.

To others, not so much.

Prophet.

 

[TropicanaTwista]

Even at $20 a month for ultimate it's cheaper than buying 4 games a year, and if you buy and play only 4 games a year spread throughout the year you can accomplish that with gamepass for a bit more than the price of 1 retail game by just paying for the month the game is on while playing the abundance of f2p options during off months. It is actually the most consumer friendly service in gaming, but few saw the true value being offered. I feel when all is said and done and the "final" iteration of the dominant service is upon us, regardless of who is providing it, will not offer anywhere near as much content as GP does at a similar price points.

The bolded is why I always laugh when people call gamepass the best "value in gaming". Your own posts even proves it. There are f2p games that are significantly better than a majority of games Xbox offers on the service. And those games don't require you to pay ANYTHING.

Even on top of that, has Xbox has a year where they had 4 full priced games in which it would be cheaper to own gamepass over just buying the games individually? The whole premise of sub services is just based on fake value, when when you stop and just take a look, the value just isn't there.

 

[BattleScar]

Pretty much everything I've warned about

 

[STARSBarry]

If they do I'm cancelling, iv realised I'm not using it nearly as much as I did, so this would be the reason to cancel if they go forward.

 

[BlackTron]

 

[Fbh]

But I was told on GAF that Gamepass is insanely profitable so MS had no incentive to ever increase the price, and also that it's a better and more profitable model for big AAA blockbusters as well as more unique niche titles.
Now MS is considering increasing the price, thinking it might negatively affect COD and closed down some of their more notable studios that made cool niche titles?
I'm confused.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

Via The Verge

Microsoft is considering increasing the price of Game Pass Ultimate again. It's also had internal debates on whether to put new Call of Duty releases on Game Pass

"Hellblade II is another game that Microsoft has been considering for the PS5"

 

[Topher]

Microsoft, I'l make this easy for you. Don't raise the price of Game Pass. Don't put Call of Duty on Game Pass. Don't fuck with Call of Duty at all.

Why is this hard?

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

Well not really though. Sony are just a couple of years behind. We now have Sony games on pc and Sony have their ps pass or whatever it’s called. Next stop day one on pc.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

Well not really though. Sony are just a couple of years behind. We now have Sony games on pc and Sony have their ps pass or whatever it’s called. Next stop day one on pc.

Sony (and Nintendo) actually know how to run a gaming business.
Microsoft has no clue whatsoever.
Big difference.
Yes, I already know you're going to tell me I'm wrong.

 

[reinking]

Well not really though. Sony are just a couple of years behind. We now have Sony games on pc and Sony have their ps pass or whatever it’s called. Next stop day one on pc.

The fact that you do not even know what Sony calls their "PS Pass" makes me think you might not be an expert on the subject.

 

[ToadMan]

Sony watching all this laughing lmao

I was thinking this yesterday... MS have presented a total open goal to Sony now.

If they have anything they can get out the door from first party with PS5 Pro, it really would kill xbox off before the end of the year. Xbox is teetering and just needs a little push from the outside - the house of cards will collapse and it'll just be Sony and Nintendo left.

But it's very quiet in Sony first party land right now.... I have doubts anything is close enough and/or big enough to do the job.

What have Nintendo got and when??

 

[BlackTron]

I was thinking this yesterday... MS have presented a total open goal to Sony now.

If they have anything they can get out the door from first party with PS5 Pro, it really would kill xbox off before the end of the year. Xbox is teetering and just needs a little push from the outside - the house of cards will collapse and it'll just be Sony and Nintendo left.

But it's very quiet in Sony first party land right now.... I have doubts anything is close enough and/or big enough to do the job.

What have Nintendo got and when??

You can't kill a third party publisher by shrinking sales of a game console.

 

[StereoVsn]

Won’t surprise me if CoD alone equals medium double digits of Xbox whole revenue tbh.

If they were smart they would leave current setup alone and add CoD tier for the newer games. Put the old ones on GamePass U/PC.

That’s a big IF for current Microsoft though.

 

[bender]

Time has been very kind to some of us.

To others, not so much.

 

[Bernardougf]

Going to sub for hellblade 2 and lords of the fallen to see the UE5 features. Even if its $20 on PC, it would be a good deal. Anything more and im out.

Im playing lords of the fallen now... some bad choices here and there but in general is a pretty competent souls like game.. dont get the criticisms it got. Its basically a copy of dark souls (worst but close)

 

[H From Steps]

Cod ain’t coming to gamepass lmfao

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[Kerotan]

Just remove day one for games and have a nice catalog of old games. Put games on Gamepass two years after release date. Done.

And watch Xbox sales tank even more? They've made their bed now they must lie in it.

 

[TheAmazingSpiderMan]

This was always inevitable with the recent acquisitions. I wonder what Xbox will look like in a few years when a new Gen comes around.

 

[Cornbread78]

I'm still on my Gold Live 3 year conversion stack, which cost me about $80 for 36/mos through CDKeys, so there is no way in hell I'll resub at $15+ a month

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

I mean of course, I don't want to pay more for anything, but aren't businesses always considering raising prices? At least in my business I'm always considering it lol

 

[The Mad Draklor]

Game Pass reminds me a lot of Best Buy's Gamer's Club Unlimited and Amazon's 20% discount program. Great deal, but the money has to come from somewhere. Eventually, the bill comes due.

 

[Audiophile]

I'll happily lead

Thinking of assembling a team?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Thinking of assembling a team?

 

[bender]

Thinking of assembling a team?

 

[Pop]

Going to sub for hellblade 2 and lords of the fallen to see the UE5 features. Even if its $20 on PC, it would be a good deal. Anything more and im out.

Dude its a dollar*. Where you get $20 at

*Just keep making new accs. You share gamepass with all accounts

 

[PendekarRajawali]

They need to write a book “How to run business for dummies, real dummies”

 

[Shadowstar39]

Subscription-based PlayStation Now pre-dates Game Pass by 2.5 years. Sony just did not burn billions trying to make it a thing.

Thing is most playstation owners didn't want psnow, and we're leary over always online and subscriptions. It took an army of shills and bots to pump up gamepass, even here on this forum.

 

[lh032]

Well not really though. Sony are just a couple of years behind. We now have Sony games on pc and Sony have their ps pass or whatever it’s called. Next stop day one on pc.

the console war is over.

 

[Heisenberg007]

 

[ArcaneNLSC]

But but Sony were supposed to be a deadman walking

 

[Calverz]

Sony (and Nintendo) actually know how to run a gaming business.
Microsoft has no clue whatsoever.
Big difference.
Yes, I already know you're going to tell me I'm wrong.

Wow double post. Triggered much??!

 

[cebri.one]

“Gamepass is profitable”

My ass

 

[Three]

When xbox said they want to double revenue last year:

Oh I wonder how they plan to do that? (see netflix price increases)

 

[rkofan87]

just give us who want it a yearly price.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I love the tactic "now you get less new content for more". Definitely worked for the streaming subs.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

But but Sony were supposed to be a deadman walking

Fucking morons

 

[Banjo64]

Shawn Layden with the RKO out of nowhere!

 

[Zheph]

But I was told on GAF that Gamepass is insanely profitable so MS had no incentive to ever increase the price, and also that it's a better and more profitable model for big AAA blockbusters as well as more unique niche titles.
Now MS is considering increasing the price, thinking it might negatively affect COD and closed down some of their more notable studios that made cool niche titles?
I'm confused.

I have a massive headache too. GP was curing cancer after all, was it not?

 

[DForce]

Someone took a screenshot of this on Twitter.

This is way more interesting now that we're hearing what Microsoft thinks of Game Pass and how it's performing.

They gave Phil too much leeway.

This dude should be gone soon. lol

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Game Pass will actually bring about what I want faster (by cratering the AAA market), but we're not gonna have the "AAA games as far as the eye can see" paradise that is being promised by these companies. The business model isn't sustainable without eventually putting a halt to the loss leader gravy train.

That old thread is absolutely wild. It's almost like Microsoft has always acted this way over and over again. Bizarre. But hey, at least you guys saved some money by clipping coupons huh?