Once the success sea of thieves showed in being ported was evident, this was inevitable.
I'll sell off my Series S once my gamepass subscription ends. I only got my first xbox console ever last year so I don't have much invested in the ecosystem but can understand why the rest of you are upset.
As someone who got his first Xbox ever last June I'd have to disagree with you.
I too did the Gold to Gamepass ultimate conversion for 3 years and it came to £100
In that time, I have managed to beat these games that came out in 2023
Like a dragon Ishin Like a dragon the man who erased his name Lies Of P
Buying them by themselves would have cost me £180. I now get Persona 3 Reloaded and thats another £60 saved. I didnt even mention playing the Halo/Gears franchises for the first time and having access to the latest FIFA games as a footie fan.
I imagine by the end of 3 years, i would have saves thousands of pounds. $5/month for all these games plus the activision games coming this year is insane value.
When someone sits down and does the maths, they will quickly realise paying for 1 year of gamepass is better than buying the new COD game every year especially if that's all they play.
The vast majority of gamers don't come to places like this. They play Fifa, COD and maybe one or two exclusives here and there. Getting those games on Gamepass Day 1 is going to be way cheaper than buying outright.
People who frequent these kind of sites like you and I are in the VAST minority of gamers.
There is a reason why people on here consistently complain about yearly sports / call of duty games but they almost always go on to be the best selling games of the year for a reason because the masses buy it.
2028 seems about right for the next gen consoles. Most generations last 8 years.
I expect a lot of the above to change between now and then but anyone surprised Microsoft pushing an all digital future has not been paying attention to Gamepass and their strategy for the past few years.
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Re: Capcom Asks Fans If They Would Like To See More 'Deluxe Remasters'
Give us new games instead
Re: Poll: How Excited Are You For Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 On Xbox Game Pass?
Will beat the campaign and done.
Re: Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii Launches February 2025 On Xbox
Day 1 Purchase.
Love how RGG studios releases games quickly compared to other studios.
Re: Review: NBA 2K25 (Xbox) - The Best NBA 2K To Date Is Marred Somewhat By Microtransactions
@AccessibleDaydream
Well said!
We shouldn't say "it is what it is" as that just gives publishers the green light to get even more aggressive with it.
We were all shocked at the first cosmetic microtransaction in Oblivion.
Watch when they start locking the ending to a game behind microtransactions or paying to unlock missions and quests in game.
Re: Talking Point: Five Years Later, What Do You Think Of Gears 5 In 2024?
Beat Gears 1-5 for the first time recently and its the weakest of the lot.
I enjoyed 1-3 the most and those characters. The new ones are bland. Nothing particularly interesting.
Re: Activision Shuts Down Huge Call Of Duty 'H2M' Mod On The Eve Of Its Release
@PsBoxSwitchOwner
That's literally why theh waited until the last minute.
Why turn down free money?
Re: Rumour Claims Indiana Jones Will Jump From Xbox To PS5 In Early 2025
@anoyonmus
Playing Day 1 on Gamepass vs $70 on PS5
Re: Rumour: Xbox To Announce 'Big' Game For PS5 Next Week
Once the success sea of thieves showed in being ported was evident, this was inevitable.
I'll sell off my Series S once my gamepass subscription ends. I only got my first xbox console ever last year so I don't have much invested in the ecosystem but can understand why the rest of you are upset.
Re: Sea Of Thieves Was The Best-Selling PS5 Game In Both The US & Europe Last Month
@Tecinthehead
Precisely and that's likely the aim. Expect a lot more Xbox games on PS in the near future.
Re: Talking Point: Are You Interested In Any Of The New Xbox Series X|S Models?
Zero interest. Happy with my 512GB Series S.
Re: 'Gears Of War: E-Day' Is The Next Instalment In Xbox's Famous Franchise
Day 1 Play On Gamepass.
Re: Xbox Announces Three New Series X|S Consoles Launching In 2024
Rather get a $150-200 512GB Series S
Re: Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Games Showcase 2024
Exciting times. My gamepass subscription going to be in full use.
Re: Report: Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Lost $200 Million For Warner Bros
@themightyant
Its clear these executives know nothing about the industry or never play games themselves.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Planning To Bring More Games To PS5, Despite Some 'Unease' At Microsoft
This is the 1st and last gen I get an Xbox.
Got a series s so I play xbox exclusives for the first time ever.
Why bother if i can play most exclusives on a PS5 AND sony exclusives.
Re: Rumour: The First Red Dead Redemption Could Be Coming To Xbox Game Pass
Rockstar sitting on easy money releasing this on PC.
A few extra million copies sold for bare minimum resources used.
Re: Report: Call Of Duty 2024 Will Launch Day One On Xbox Game Pass
250GB for 1 game of storage is not worth it
Re: Report Claims Xbox Is Planning More Cuts Following Studio Closures
They spent billions on getting activision and want us to believe they have to cut costs lol.
Re: Xbox Is Hosting Another 'Buy One, Get Two Free' Sale This Week
Horrible deals.
Can get all these way cheaper elsewhere.
Re: Talking Point: Do You Actively Avoid Xbox Games With Massive Download Sizes?
I have a Series S. If i see 100+GB, i either download, beat the story and uninstall or never touch.
Re: Talking Point: Which Classic COD Would You Play First On Xbox Game Pass?
COD4 till this day is my fave of them all.
2007 online gaming at its peak
Re: Review: WWE 2K24 (Xbox) - Just Like WrestleMania, This Series Continues To Get Bigger And Better
"F**** Your Story Cody"
-The Rock
Re: Starfield, Indiana Jones And Many Other 'Xbox Exclusives' Could Be Heading To PS5
If rumours are true, im selling my xbox as soon as possible.
No point owning one when I can play all the games on Playstation.
Re: Phil Spencer Addresses Xbox Speculation Ahead Of 'Business Update Event'
Bought my first Xbox ever last June. If these rumours are true, im selling it immediately.
Re: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In February 2024
@rustyduck
As someone who got his first Xbox ever last June I'd have to disagree with you.
I too did the Gold to Gamepass ultimate conversion for 3 years and it came to £100
In that time, I have managed to beat these games that came out in 2023
Like a dragon Ishin
Like a dragon the man who erased his name
Lies Of P
Buying them by themselves would have cost me £180. I now get Persona 3 Reloaded and thats another £60 saved. I didnt even mention playing the Halo/Gears franchises for the first time and having access to the latest FIFA games as a footie fan.
I imagine by the end of 3 years, i would have saves thousands of pounds. $5/month for all these games plus the activision games coming this year is insane value.
Thats cheaper than a Big Mac Meal
Re: Rockstar Confirms GTA 6 Trailer Will Be Revealed In Early December
12 Years after the GTA 5 trailer dropped
Wow. Finally.
Re: Review: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name - Another Slick Addition To RGG's Unstoppable Series
Day 1 play on gamepass
Loved Yakuza 0-7 and i know I will love this too.
Re: Reaction: Seriously, Microsoft Doesn't Care About Using Call Of Duty To Sell Xboxes
@Kaloudz
This.
When someone sits down and does the maths, they will quickly realise paying for 1 year of gamepass is better than buying the new COD game every year especially if that's all they play.
The vast majority of gamers don't come to places like this. They play Fifa, COD and maybe one or two exclusives here and there. Getting those games on Gamepass Day 1 is going to be way cheaper than buying outright.
Re: Xbox Is Bringing Out A New 'Series S Starter Bundle' This Month
Surprised this hasn't been the norm.
Give people a taste and once they get used to it, they will re-up their subscription
Re: Microsoft Plans To Appeal As IRS Requests $28.9 Billion In Back Taxes
I expect this to be contested in the courts for several years.
That is an insane amount of money.
Re: Activision Blizzard Reveals Plans For Bringing Games To Xbox Game Pass
I reckon they start putting their older titles on game pass bit by bit and then drop one of their newer games day 1 on game pass starting Nov 2024.
Re: New Rumour Hints At Exciting Future For Square Enix Games On Xbox
Final Fantasy 1-6 Pixel Remasters on Game Pass please.
Re: After Almost Two Years, Next Week Could Be The Finale For Xbox's ActiBlizz Takeover
@themightyant
Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare
I expect a nice boost to the player count and it was my first multiplayer game I really got addicted to in 2007.
Re: These Four Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (October 4-17)
As a Yakuza fan, its insane we are getting these games day 1 on Gamepass.
Re: 2023 Has Been So Strong That Publishers Are Now Delaying Games To 2024
I have 5 Xbox games including Spider-Man 2 & FF7 Rebirth to go through and I haven't even touched Final Fantasy 16 yet.
This was a wise decision by the publisher as there was no way majority of people were choosing this over the big hitters like Yakuza etc
Re: Ubisoft CEO Explains Decision To Buy ActiBlizz Cloud Rights From Xbox
Microsoft to buy Ubisoft within 5 years.
Re: Review: EA Sports FC 24 - A New Era Begins With An Impressive Result
Will continue with Fifa 23 and wait for this on Gamepass.
Re: UK CMA Grants 'Preliminary Approval' Of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Purchase
Original COD games on Gamepass is all I want.
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2023 Event?
@Fiendish-Beaver
This.
People who frequent these kind of sites like you and I are in the VAST minority of gamers.
There is a reason why people on here consistently complain about yearly sports / call of duty games but they almost always go on to be the best selling games of the year for a reason because the masses buy it.
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2023 Event?
Like A Dragon alone makes it an A+ for me
Re: Three Games Announced For Xbox Game Pass At Tokyo Game Show 2023
Getting a Series S and gamepass is going to save me hundreds if not thousands of pounds at this rate
All 3 releases are absolute bangers! I was going to buy Like A Dragon on Day 1 but now don't have to.
Re: Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2023 Event
2 Like A Dragon Games releasing on Game pass this year ?!
My Yakuza fix is going to be satisfied
Re: As Of Last April, Xbox Series S Accounted For 75% Of Microsoft's Current-Gen Console Sales
A lot of us are first time xbox users because of the Series S and i am certain this goes for a lot of people.
The low entry point is the main reason I got it. Would not have gotten an xbox for £449
Re: Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Sets January 2024 Release Date For Xbox
RGG releases banger after banger 1-2 years apart and Western developers take a decade to release 1 game
Re: Starfield's Latest Sales Data Reveals Major Success For Xbox In Europe
2023 is truly stacked and its not even done yet. How are you all finding time to play these games lol.
Baldur's Gate 3
Starfield
Lies of P just dropped
That's at least 300 hours of gameplay right there
Re: Microsoft Is Targeting 2028 For A 'Hybrid' Next Generation Xbox Console
2028 seems about right for the next gen consoles. Most generations last 8 years.
I expect a lot of the above to change between now and then but anyone surprised Microsoft pushing an all digital future has not been paying attention to Gamepass and their strategy for the past few years.
Re: Xbox Leak Unveils New Bethesda Games Including DOOM, Dishonored, Fallout & Oblivion
Elder Scrolls 6 is 1000% not coming next year lol.
Although its nice to know what they are working on now, even if they themselves didn't want us to know.
Re: Xbox Series X All-Digital Console Refresh Planned For Late 2024
@carlos82
Xbox Series S should be £200 to aggressively target anyone with even a hint of interest in Xbox games.
Betheseda Games
Activision Games
Epic Games
At that price point, you would tempt a lot of people to get an xbox as a secondary console or even make it their main one.
Re: 'Biggest Leak In Xbox History' Reveals New Console Plans, Upcoming Games & More
What a massive leak. We essentially know everything Xbox related between now and 2028.
Re: Talking Point: It's Now Been Over 10 Years Since Rockstar Launched A New Grand Theft Auto
Hype is at 0.
The Rockstar of 2001-2013 is long gone. Dan Houser and several other key figures of that time period are gone now.