Gamepass has me endlessly conflicted. It’s unironically a really good value for a lot of people. However I can’t help but feel this is fueling the pump and dump release cycle.
Edit: typing this out I realized my thoughts on this are far less organized than I expected. I would love to see some deeper analysis in what is going on behind the scenes
I’m against it. Microsoft has for years been trying to move everything to subscription based. This is how they kill standard game ecosystems. Its like a walmart going in. They function at a loss until they kill all competition. Then they corner the market and dramatically raise prices. They want office 360 for games and in the end we all suffer because they get to decide which games are on the pass and how long.
Good. I’m tired of this “you will own nothing and be happy” ecosystem we’re quickly falling into. Screw subscription services. Let me buy my copy for life.
You can still buy the games outside of Game Pass.
For now. But if they the majority of market share things will change.
