You would have to buy it. Which is more then what Netflix does. As I said before I wish Netflix offered this.
Ah ok, thanks.
You would have to buy it. Which is more then what Netflix does. As I said before I wish Netflix offered this.
No EA on list? So if you want this and EA Access I guess two subscription charges would apply?
I do still wonder how many options for different flavours of subscription might end up on the table going forward?
Still multiple options gives customer choice at the end of the day.
That's cool. Think I will get both this and EA Access when I get the Scorpio.
And another glaringly obvious reason why competition matters. With a singular monopoly you wouldn't see shit like this.
With the option to jump in/out month to month, these services threaten to completely change my approach to spending $ on games.
Rarely do I feel a need to "own" a game. So being able use these rental services could decrease my annual spend whilst giving me access to more games than ever.
Sega TV v2.0
This sounds very promising
Yep this is what PS Now should have been
XBL Elite - Gold + Game Pass. $15/month when you buy a year. I'd be in.
I have an honest question though, why would I pick this service instead of getting a Gamefly subscription?
With Gamefly I would get literally any game I want, new or old that works on the console I want.
Games may take longer to arrive and it is $6 extra dollars per month but still, not having to download tons of data to play a game and the library being much, much bigger than this service would make me join the Gamefly service instead if I ever consider this one in the first place.
Just a thought though, I guess this service in specific would work for people who want to play games they may have missed in the past instead of trying to get newer games because if that was the case, then Gamefly would be a better option I think.
With backwards compatibility, play anywhere and now game pass, Microsoft is certainly pulling out all the stops to restructure and enhance the Xbox brand.
Add in the Xbox One Slim and numerous dashboard improvements, and it's fair to say the company is doing all it can.
Unfortunately, for me, it just isn't enough. For all Microsoft's innovations and gamer-centric initiatives - which I welcome and commend the business for implementing - they still have few games I actually want to play.
I'm not trying to be a negative nancy and think once Scorpio is out and it's getting the best multi platform titles (probably), the brand will be in a strong position all things considered.
But they need successful new IP. Despite what some people say, they have tried to create new franchises and it just hasn't worked so I hope they have more luck in the future in that regard - they need it.
Halo can't be the face of Xbox forever, at least not in the way I think Microsoft want it to be.
What do you mean with this?
This is a subscription service that's going to rake in silly amounts of cash on games that have already lost 99% of their revenue-generating potential.
Similar to GWG they will add in one or two loss leaders as in XB1 titles, but those likely will be rather old games that are also on the tail-end on their revenue generation cycle if the promo header is any indication. Halo 5? NBA 2K16? Both are dirt cheap by now.
So while this service can most definitely have a lot of value to the right customer, realize that this is in every way a move to print more money instead of Phil Spencer bending over backwards just to please his fans. It's a damn smart move, too.
play Xbox 360 on PC?
hell yess
I have an honest question though, why would I pick this service instead of getting a Gamefly subscription?
With Gamefly I would get literally any game I want, new or old that works on the console I want..
And that's great, but at least it puts on the pressure on Sony and Nintendo to offer equal value. Hopefully you'll get that too.
Crazy deal. I hope I get a message today, lmao.
play Xbox 360 on PC?
hell yess
Say what?
Has this been confirmed?
I didn't get a message just look in the preview app
Freedom to buy what you want, is the "Steam thing." Instead you're now in a locked service that will feed you content that you HOPE you want. That's the point.
they have corrected the faqs page
What do you mean with this?
This is a subscription service that's going to rake in silly amounts of cash on games that have already lost 99% of their revenue-generating potential.
Similar to GWG they will add in one or two loss leaders as in XB1 titles, but those likely will be rather old games that are also on the tail-end on their revenue generation cycle if the promo header is any indication. Halo 5? NBA 2K16? Both are dirt cheap by now.
So while this service can most definitely have a lot of value to the right customer, realize that this is in every way a move to print more money instead of Phil Spencer bending over backwards just to please his fans. It's a damn smart move, too.
But you don't have to be part of it, and you can still buy or not buy whatever you do or don't want...
It's exactly the same as a Netflix subscription that way.
There's no pleasing some people.
Good post. This is where i am at. I have little interest in the majority of their exclusive games so i find it very hard to pick up the system even when i see crazy deals or stuff like this.With backwards compatibility, play anywhere and now game pass, Microsoft is certainly pulling out all the stops to restructure and enhance the Xbox brand.
Add in the Xbox One Slim and numerous dashboard improvements, and it's fair to say the company is doing all it can.
Unfortunately, for me, it just isn't enough. For all Microsoft's innovations and gamer-centric initiatives - which I welcome and commend the business for implementing - they still have few games I actually want to play.
I'm not trying to be a negative nancy and think once Scorpio is out and it's getting the best multi platform titles (probably), the brand will be in a strong position all things considered.
But they need successful new IP. Despite what some people say, they have tried to create new franchises and it just hasn't worked so I hope they have more luck in the future in that regard - they need it.
Halo can't be the face of Xbox forever, at least not in the way I think Microsoft want it to be.
Seems like a terrible idea for anyone who actually wants to own their games and play them offline.
Seems like a terrible idea for anyone who actually wants to own their games and play them offline.
so,every month we will have new games added and the previous month will be removed?Every month new games will cycle into the subscription with some cycling out, giving you a constantly-updating library of games. Xbox Game Pass is your ticket to endless play
It's your right to not be interested in the games they are bringing but to say that all they have is halo is factually wrong.
Of course they always release games from their big franchises (and honestly they would be stupid not to), but they always have, are, and all things point to them continually will release tons of games outside of these franchises.