So, the masses went from a gaming network where you played your games to a plan in which you played the games Microsoft wants you to play?
So, the masses went from a gaming network where you played your games to a plan in which you played the games Microsoft wants you to play?
I'm sorry, is digging at gamepass prohibited on this forum? My point was was when someone considered it would be replacing XBL Gold. If that were to happen then yes, I'm diggin at gamepass. Not with a fork, but a backhoe.Is this supposed to be some dig against gamepass? It is an awesome service and completely optional.
I'm sorry, is digging at gamepass prohibited on this forum? My point was was when someone considered it would be replacing XBL Gold. If that were to happen then yes, I'm diggin at gamepass. Not with a fork, but a backhoe.
@purbeast0, that's not what I said. I said if the price of Gold is now $120, you'd be a moron to pay that over GamePass.Oh but hey, we should all just accept it because @LikeLinus called it months ago and said we are all morons for not paying the new prices.
That doesnt help anyone who just wants to play multiplayer games.@purbeast0, that's not what I said. I said if the price of Gold is now $120, you'd be a moron to pay that over GamePass.
I realize that. I also mentioned in this thread that there are rumors of MS allowing free Multiplayer games. It was around the same time they mentioned Xbox Live Gold was being phased out and GamePass would replace it. So you would have GamePass and Free Multiplayer.That doesnt help anyone who just wants to play multiplayer games.
LOL.@purbeast0, that's not what I said. I said if the price of Gold is now $120, you'd be a moron to pay that over GamePass.
After all, you're the one that started all this with "LOL Microsoft doubled their XBL prices for ... no reason at all." There was a reason behind it and that's all I pointed out. We had this conversation in Oct of last year and a lot of people knew it was coming.
But this is all coming from a scalper ripping people off 2-3x the price of the console. Again, you're part of the problem as well. Calling Microsoft out for price increase, while you're doing some pretty scummy stuff yourself. In other words, you're a hypocrite and your words ring hollow.
BS. Here is where I used the moron comment:LOL.
Way to completely move the goal posts cause you got nothing else and now look like a moron.
So let me get this straight.BS. Here is where I used the moron comment:
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"Again, you can move to GamePass Console and get added benefits. You're a moron if you pay for Xbox Live Gold at $120 a year vs getting GamePass."
Meaning, if you had to choose between the two, the GP is the much better option.
I NEVER said people who don't pay the new price are morons. Please feel free to quote me and show me where I said such. Otherwise, you're an outright liar and you've proven my point. I never used the word moron other than that one post.
I realize that. I also mentioned in this thread that there are rumors of MS allowing free Multiplayer games. It was around the same time they mentioned Xbox Live Gold was being phased out and GamePass would replace it. So you would have GamePass and Free Multiplayer.
Only MS knows their strategy long term. We shall see.
Paying anything at all to play online is BS.
I haven't bothered to check this generation, but the last generation was not sold at a loss by either Sony or Microsoft.I'm fine with it on Playstation and XBox since Sony and Microsoft subsidize the costs of the hardware and that's a way to get back some of that up-front cost of getting the systems in people's hands. When I hear people compare it to PC I always think, well Steam didn't help me with buying my gpu. Pretty BS for Nintendo though since they don't sell their consoles at any loss AFAIK.
I haven't bothered to check this generation, but the last generation was not sold at a loss by either Sony or Microsoft.
No, it wasn't. Perhaps during 200 dollar Black Friday sales, but that is it.The PS4 was. Now the loss may not have been that much. Both of them got a really good deal from AMD that gen.
No, it wasn't. Perhaps during 200 dollar Black Friday sales, but that is it.
I haven't bothered to check this generation, but the last generation was not sold at a loss by either Sony or Microsoft.
LOL Microsoft doubled their XBL prices for ... no reason at all.
It's not $60 for 6 months and you can't buy a full year (once current inventory is gone).
This is clearly all a ploy to get people on Gamepass Ultimate and make it look like a better deal than XBL alone now.
Wow that is a ballsy move by MS. We will see how it plays out.
The thing is many of us converted our live gold subs to game pass ultimate for $1 so we are kinda screwed now. I did this and my ultimate is still good until June 2022. I rarely use my xbox one S and I gave my nephew my old xbox one and let him use the sub. Up until now I was using microsoft rewards points to keep the sub up but it's going to be impossible since they raised the price.
Imagine being one of the first ones to get an xbox series x and you find out a month or two later that the price to play online just doubled.
Imagine playing about 30 games you never played before and having access to a hundred or so
More even many on PC with cross save for $1 and then bitching about it
I’m one of those day one series x owners and do not regret gamepass at all. In fact I’ve played hundreds of dollars worth of games across pc and Xbox. Including games I would have never bought. A lot of the games are enhanced for series x too so I’m playing them in a state that is better than I’d ever have experienced on an Xbox one.
Do you also think the PS5 disc version is a better deal than the PS5 digital version for someone who's only going to be purchasing digital games?Game pass was already the better deal anyway. I’m surprised they even offer XBL separately any longer.
You might want to go back and re-read my posts. I'm clearly 'not bitching' about the $1 convert. I was complaining about how it removed me and others from keeping the grandfathered live gold price had it actually changed ($60 versus $120).Imagine playing about 30 games you never played before and having access to a hundred or so
More even many on PC with cross save for $1 and then bitching about it
I’m one of those day one series x owners and do not regret gamepass at all. In fact I’ve played hundreds of dollars worth of games across pc and Xbox. Including games I would have never bought. A lot of the games are enhanced for series x too so I’m playing them in a state that is better than I’d ever have experienced on an Xbox one.
Anytime I see an xbox ultimate game pass cards go for $20-30 for the 3 month cards, I buy a few of them. For black friday I got 3 of them for $20 each. These are on sale much less often than psn cards.
I don't even play online with xbox so I just use the gamepass feature to get back into MS Flight 2020 on pc or for example if a game like the Medium is out, I'll activate one of the cards to play it since that title will be on gamepass. In the meantime I will probably check out other games I've never played or thought about buying.
I would say the digital PS5 is not something you would go for if you want to save money. Sure you spend $100 less in the beginning, but then you are stuck paying full price on PSN for titles if you are the type to want to play the latest games when they come out. You also can't trade or sell your games once you are done. Not to mention you always have to redownload a whole game when you uninstall it.