What region?Apparently it's not available in my region. That sucks.
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Xbox Game Pass - Includes over 100 Games at Launch, 14 Day Trial (Live Now)
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A weird little thing is how inconsistent it is in showing what you've owned vs what you haven't. Feature would be dramatically improved if it clearly showed what games I already own vs what I can buy. Some games have price tags, some don't. No rhyme or reason.
ngl, don't remember that being in there. Just trying to install the 360 versions because why not
ngl, don't remember that being in there. Just trying to install the 360 versions because why not
They were added like two weeks into preview. I edited my last post to say check the XB1 versions, maybe it's gotten mixed up
On the E3 predictions thread, thats one of my bullet points in "Dreams". I think its reasonable, it would definitely steal the show and would give new users a damn incredible reason to move to Xbox ecosystem. I dont think many current Gold users would unsubscribe because of this.
MosquitoSmasher
Member
Surely this trial has some kind of limit? I mean i already see several smaller games i could easily finish within a week. That's not going to be possible i assume?
Jack The Nipper
Banned
Said earlier 100 games wasn't enough and looking over their list of games, hell nah. it may be worth it to go in early for a few games I may want to play but most of them I have either played or the other half I just don't want to play anyways. It isn't a terrible deal at all for people coming in late but for those that were digital early on they likely own most of what is worth playing there.
Phil made this sound a lot better than what we are seeing right now. I'm sure it will get better but the lack of current titles and bigger titles isn't making it look great right now.
Phil made this sound a lot better than what we are seeing right now. I'm sure it will get better but the lack of current titles and bigger titles isn't making it look great right now.
PSNow was kind of death before GamePass was a thing.
There's no limit.
Ooh! Good point! I've always been curious but never wanted to pay for it.
Thanks.
For some reason, I'm not able to install Bioshock or Bioshock 2. Other games seem to install fine.
edit: If you're worried about billing, make sure you turn off auto-renew.
No, there's no limits, it's like netflix.
There's no limit.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
What do you think of Assassin's Creed? Because it's very similar to that except with even worse combat and story. Keep your expectations in check.
I'm in Lithuania but my card has both the Xbox Live and EA Access memberships on it. Not sure why this one isn't going through.
get2sammyb
Member
The thing with PlayStation Now is that, ironically despite its name, it's not for the here and now. I think they're looking ten years into the future with that. The problem is that it needs to justify itself now and I agree is poor value for money compared to this.
The optics don't look good and that's a problem for Sony, but I truly believe they're not really the same thing even though right now they look very similar in many ways.
PhantomThief
Banned
Hmm kind of mediocre on the 360 front I have to be honest here.
LukasTaves
Member
Strange it's not available in Brazil. The beta worked here and they even had a page before with the price.
And now it's skipping launch.
And now it's skipping launch.
It's not reasonable at all. They make billions off of live gold. Billions. Nobody is going to buy a console just because it's free MP. At most you pay $30-40 per person to play online a year. That's not a lot. You don't choose your console based on that amount of money.
It's pretty good for the average person. I don't think it's aimed at anybody who plays tons of games/ people who visit message boards.
PS Now has been an outrageously overpriced pile of garbage since its inception.
I like AC, but no story is a bummer, I couldn't enjoy Mordor because of that... Is there at least a clear main quest line or is it all open-world grinding?
I never said there was no value in this for others, merely that there's literally no value in it for me.
MosquitoSmasher
Member
I meant the trial, just to be sure
If the trial allows that, this would mean anyone who hasn't finished Halo 5 yet can do that? Plus well.... any game within that 15 day period?
My comment is not suggesting that Gold will disappear, only that Silver members could get access to free MP, and focus Gold on other benefits (4 free full games per month, high discounts, etc).
Also, free MP would be a huge hit for sure. That and XPA would be quite strong stimulus for PC folks looking for a console to go Xbox route.
Good points. Thought they might wait until Game Pass becomes more situated but MS could afford it.
Consequence
Member
Really hope that they offer a 12 month membership thing for this. Would love to get it for my two nephews. I could really see prepaid cards selling well for this at the holidays.
LFMartins86
Member
Only if you want to play online.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
according to Phil it was suppose to be looking better than this, but that can be took in many different ways. From his interviews though I was expecting a bit better. I'm sure it will get better but who knows, plus has gotten a lot worse
its great for those that dont want to keep games but questionable for those who like to keep games
In Service
Member
This. £7.99 to play Mad Max and the kids can have the rest of the games. Might also go for Bioshock Infinite which I haven't played yet. That's got to be 14 days there.
Ah, okay. Yeah, this is a great service. Would sign on instantly if I had an Xbox. Hopefully it'll push Sony to something similar.
xrnzaaas
Member
I meant the trial, just to be sure
If the trial allows that, this would mean anyone who hasn't finished Halo 5 yet can do that? Plus well.... any game within that 15 day period?
The trial can be activated only once so I don't think it'll cost them that much. Most people have 1-2 hours of free time per day. It's unlikely they'll take a leave of absence and try to finish as many "free" games as possible within two weeks.
A mate of mine has gone straight in on his trial and is playing and streaming Farming Simulator.
https://beam.pro/le_chomp
Will be nice to try games I'd never buy
https://beam.pro/le_chomp
Will be nice to try games I'd never buy
dreamcast210
Banned
They've been doing it for 4 years, almost to the date. Good stuff.
There are a few times you have to farm some items, iirc. Besides that you can play the game linear most of the time. Game has some nice visuals and the action is okay, may be a perfect game for a service like that.
Freeman76
Member
I think this is highly likely. MS are really looking to close the gap now and this would probably help a bit.
I think you really over value how much people care about free games with gold. also High discounts would hurt their bottom line even more. they are making their money by monetizing their users. If you take one of the main pillars of that away, you have to make it up somewhere
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