I am truly believe this was always the agenda to get people into Gamepass. This feels like we're talking more about instant gratification more than anything else at this point. I rarely pay much more than $30 AUD on games these days, there are sales all the time on PC/PS/Xbox. On the last Steam sale I bought 5 games for $100 AUD, I did buy some more earlier in the sale, but that was also about half a dozen for another $100 AUD. I remember I used to buy games on release alot until I realized that it was cheaper/smarter to wait a little while on most games.

You could just buy one game now and wait 1 to 3 months for a special or a price drop on the others, it really doesn't take long for a game to drop in price or go on special (unless we're talking Nintendo). Personally I'm lucky if there's 2 AAA games a month I actually want to play, otherwise I can wait on them while I complete some of my other games. Increase for sure.įinalFantasyFanatic 153d ago (Edited 153d ago you have the time to play 4 triple A games a month!? I work full time and I can only manage one or two, it would be different if I was a teenager again and didn't have other commitments (most people don't even finish their games). If they successfully eliminate the competition? Oh yeah. I think they will at least temporarily because they're likely looking to maximize profit. It isn't a foregone conclusion that prices increase. At this point, it's just cost to maintain the servers. It's allowing content they didn't actually develop to be there in perpetuity because they own it. The acquisitions also allow all of the previous content to be on the service without investing in their development. Games like Call of Duty had a history of asset recycling and it's kind of the perfect test subject for Microsoft as an annual franchise. That would be disastrous for the industry and the labour force, but great for Microsoft and the consumer. I think Game Pass can remain at its current cost or less IF Microsoft succeeds in their AI pursuits -if we get to the point that entire games can be designed with AI.

Will the cost increase with the acquisition of ABK (if successful)? I really don't know about that.

Closing this loophole was absolutely inevitable, and, while you do have plenty of people who pay $15/mo gladly, there are quite a few people who exploit the $1 cost. However, I do agree that you will see a massive dropoff in subs. I think there are people who would pay $30/mo knowing there's still an extraordinary amount of content if we're being objective.

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