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Re: Xbox Game Pass Is Hurting Right Now, But Larger Forces Are At Play

CaptainCluck

I barely use GamePass and will probably cancel when it runs out. I have a huge backlog of purchased games and most new games I wanted to play weren’t on GamePass. The games that I did recently play on GamePass were The Outer Worlds and FFXIII-2 and I still spent more money for the complete experience with DLC. I plan to play Starfield, but it’s probably better to just buy it outright.

Re: Elon Musk Says There's 'No Value' In Another Gaming Console

CaptainCluck

At least he approached the question as a PC gamer than a cloud gamer, but I don’t agree.

I would say the console market (for Xbox) is more secure than ever because Microsoft have set a baseline spec for their servers that run cloud games, and that happens to be the Xbox itself. In the future, people buying the local consoles to run these games will actually save Microsoft money on server resources and power. It would be like buying one of the servers to use Netflix and still paying the subscription, whilst other people just sign in, pay their subscriptions and let Netflix handle the rest.

Re: Talking Point: How Often Do You Use Your Xbox To Watch TV In 2022?

CaptainCluck

Almost never. It doesn’t support all the streaming apps I use, and it doesn’t support all the formats and codecs. Also, the IR media remote cuts out a lot, probably because I can’t face the console sensor forward towards me. I wish they made a Wi-Fi remote (since they don’t use Bluetooth). One other consideration is the energy consumption just to watch TV on Xbox - you’ll notice a large increase in your bill compared to using Apple TV or Nvidia SHIELD.