Keep in mind that list is for alpha testers in the preview program. The actual Game Pass launch is gonna have more than 4x that.
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Microsoft announced Xbox Game Pass subscription service
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Keep in mind that list is for alpha testers in the preview program. The actual Game Pass launch is gonna have more than 4x that.
BiGBoSSMk23
A company being excited for their new game is a huge slap in the face to all the fans that liked their old games.
I'm sure once PS2 reaches NES levels of ancient there'll be a Retron-type console for you to play all those games. Lol
But unless we reach that PS9-commercial future quicker than anticipated, your current gen games will probably look fine on HDMI's successor.
inpHilltr8r
Member
*looks at backlog*
Mmm.
*ponders why he still subs to netflix when he can't clear his TiVo queue*
+ It's free for preview owners atm. They won't want to give away the big third party games for free, that'll be why most are first party too.
ChubbleDucks
Member
Just checked and I have access also. Not a bad list for starters and can already see myself having a renewal set up for this.
Also, keep in mind that pubs will jump at this. Much better then getting nothing from gamestop. At least you have a chance of a large pool of people buying the game for 10 bucks before it rotates out.
You must have stood in front of blockbuster back in the day and be like: Stop renting movies!!! So you know you can own them?!?!??! God!!!!
Lol
Welfare
Member
What is the list of games?
Sneaky?
If THIS is what they presented at the reveal they wouldn't have suffered a backlash.
Instead of taking away people ability to own/resell their games, they are offering a compelling ALTERNATIVE that COEXISTS with the traditional business model.
Okami Haundo
Member
I figure this is a good place to plug that Bing rewards might be fantastic for this. Right now you can earn points to redeem on Xbox Live memberships and Groove Music. It seems likely that they'll also let you redeem points for Xbox Game Pass memberships once it launches!
So yeah, that's a major advantage. 2 consoles, 1 subscription.
Damn!
This is what's available for preview members atm. No idea about when it officially launches. But based on the pic in the OP we can expect Payday 2, Lego Batman, NBA, Mad Max etc.
phantasmic_glaive
Member
This a good move to service the Xbox crowd, and Xbox gamers deserve something cool from them as well.
That being said, I don't think Sony gives a shit. Not totally because they are the market leader, but because of the games that coming out on PS4. Since the beginning of the new year it's been hit after hit.
But this just something to try and get some good will out of their consumers. And a good one.
Me personally, I couldn't care less as I have about 8 subs I'm paying for and not looking for more. Especially when there is no way I could or would play these games.
But good on MS for trying something new.
But if they are looking to counter Zelda or Horizon, they would have to try a lot harder.
That's a crappy way to treat it's consumers.
Xbox One and ''Windows 10 devices'' according to Xbox.com. That means it'll be on as many platforms as PS Now.
EDIT: Seems they removed the info about Windows 10, looks to be Xbox only.
Flintty
Member
This is my life. Games and TV/movies.
I shouldn't be buying a Switch because of my backlog, but, stuff.
Are you aware Your comparing owning 1 $10 games to being able to choose between 100+ games to play for just $10?
When this person has their fill of SO they can move onto something else.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
If games cycle in and out, this seems far less attractive.
If it was just a pool of games that continued to grow, then its worth it. With games cycling in and out, I'm fine with my 4 free games from Gold.
If it was just a pool of games that continued to grow, then its worth it. With games cycling in and out, I'm fine with my 4 free games from Gold.
boujeejamboree
Member
Money never bought an ounce of time.
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SmoothRunningGun
Member
Great idea but they should include gold with it. I mainly play new games but if I had kids I would definitely be interested.
StoppedInTracks
Member
Thanks, Zeta.
This sounds pretty, pretty, pretty good.
If I buy a Scorpio, this'll definitely be one of my first purchases pending the intital full game list. Not a chance I even had 10% of PS3/360's full catalogue of multi-platform games. So this'll do to catch up on that & not wait for remasters.
If I buy a Scorpio, this'll definitely be one of my first purchases pending the intital full game list. Not a chance I even had 10% of PS3/360's full catalogue of multi-platform games. So this'll do to catch up on that & not wait for remasters.
It's the same for Netflix. Except they don't give you the option to buy the movie before it cycles out. Which I never understood and why doesn't Netflix offer a rental service like Amazon? Anyway....
Okami Haundo
Member
A student discount on non-education related items?
phantasmic_glaive
Member
By not copying MS? I played Horizon for the first time last night.. They love me!!
But seriously, they don't need to copy everything they do. Why won't MS copy them and see a game through to the end!? If you ask me, that's an even more crappier way to treat your consumers. But nice try man
And here I thought it was a bad thing that there was no incentive to get an Xbox one.
Halo Wars 2 just came back one week ago, but please refer to the official Xbox website for more information about current and upcoming releases.
Demoskinos
Member
I'm a total Sony fan but boy I have to admit THIS is huge. A really bold move on MS part. My big question though is do they keep the Gold program with XBL subs?
By not copying MS? I played Horizon for the first time last night.. They love me!!
But seriously, they don't need to copy everything they do. Why won't MS copy them and see a game through to the end!? If you ask me, that's an even more crappier way to treat your consumers. But nice try man
People constantly saying this is getting old, but I'm not going to get into this crap system war back and forth about which one "treats" me right when both want my money and I buy games to play games, not because it's on a Sony or Microsoft or Nintendo system.
By not copying MS? I played Horizon for the first time last night.. They love me!!
But seriously, they don't need to copy everything they do. Why won't MS copy them and see a game through to the end!? If you ask me, that's an even more crappier way to treat your consumers. But nice try man
No, by giving consumer choices. You know pro-consumer. Like EA access and what not.
If you are saying Sony doesn't give a shit that's a problem.
sssstententen
Member
Yup. In an alternative timeline, if they had come out with stuff like this + homeshare and the other basic design choices of the Xbox, it probably would have smashed PS4.
Part of the whole reason theyre offering this though is that theyre playing catch up. Competition is always good for consumers, period.
Great move Msoft. I might start using my dusty XBONE again!
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
But right now Microsoft are giving me around 50 free games per year with my existing subscription. Half of which I keep permanently.
Which begs the question. How does this work for 360? Do the 360 games on this become accessible on a 360?
Grindlefly
Member
I'm not interested in the Microsoft ecosystem personally, but I gave this a read and yea nice one ms. This is pretty cool for you Xbox One owners. Hope you get a good range of games. Netflix style service sounds sweet and the price is decent too.
Hawk269
Member
WOW. One thing I was wondering was about the sharing and the fact that it works with the Game Pass is pretty damn impressive.
Well, this seems interesting. At least in concept. Execution will be everything.
The whole "cycling out of the service" thing may be a deal breaker for me, but it'll depend on how quickly or often this happens. I do most of my gaming with a couple buddies of mine, playing online co-op games. We'll jointly decide which game we want to play next, buy it, and then play it until we finish it or lose interest. Then we pick a new game. We only play 6 hours per week, so it can take us months to get through (or just get tired of) some games. If a game got "cycled out" while we were in the middle of playing it, that would suck.
Hopefully the drop dead date for each game will be clearly indicated, several months in advance.
And of course, the library has to be good. Duh. The place-holder lists we've seen so far are not appealing to me at all. I'm either un-interested in the games, or I've already played them. I remain hopeful that the real list will contain some games I actually want to play.
Along those lines, I'm a little worried that limiting the service to "only" 100 games at a time may result in there only being a handful of games of actual interest to me and my friends. At that point, it'd probably be cheaper to just buy those select few games on Amazon.
It's interesting to realise that if I hadn't already spent thousands(!?) of dollars over the last 12 years, buying the 360 and XB1 games that looked good to me at the time, this service would be a no brainer! The entire selection would be new to me, and so cheap! I wonder if that's the real audience that MS is targeting with this service: People that are new to the Live ecosystem. Interesting concept.
The whole "cycling out of the service" thing may be a deal breaker for me, but it'll depend on how quickly or often this happens. I do most of my gaming with a couple buddies of mine, playing online co-op games. We'll jointly decide which game we want to play next, buy it, and then play it until we finish it or lose interest. Then we pick a new game. We only play 6 hours per week, so it can take us months to get through (or just get tired of) some games. If a game got "cycled out" while we were in the middle of playing it, that would suck.
Hopefully the drop dead date for each game will be clearly indicated, several months in advance.
And of course, the library has to be good. Duh. The place-holder lists we've seen so far are not appealing to me at all. I'm either un-interested in the games, or I've already played them. I remain hopeful that the real list will contain some games I actually want to play.
Along those lines, I'm a little worried that limiting the service to "only" 100 games at a time may result in there only being a handful of games of actual interest to me and my friends. At that point, it'd probably be cheaper to just buy those select few games on Amazon.
It's interesting to realise that if I hadn't already spent thousands(!?) of dollars over the last 12 years, buying the 360 and XB1 games that looked good to me at the time, this service would be a no brainer! The entire selection would be new to me, and so cheap! I wonder if that's the real audience that MS is targeting with this service: People that are new to the Live ecosystem. Interesting concept.
AmuroChan
Member
Yes, but that's not what I'm responding to. The poster I responded to said SO is worth the admission alone. The 100+ games catalog? Sure, but I disagree that SO alone is worth the admission.
What is blockbuster? Nor familiar.
HarryDemeanor
Member
Hopefully they figure out a way to emulate Xbox games on Xbox One. I think it could be a huge boon to this service if they made it possible.
Norwegian_Imposter
Member
Is it just Us and U.K.? Will the Nordics get screwed? I'm up for this if it's worldwide.
Welfare
Member
Oh my, some of those games I haven't played yet.
I might just need to support this. lol
Well, Sony has to pay for infrastructure of their service which is quite substantial, I'd guess.
LukasTaves
Member
On the store you can see it, I believe some already posted.
Fake edit, Here:
- A Kingdom for Keflings
- Banjo 1
- Comic Jumper
- Defense Grid 2
- Gears Judgement
- Gears Ultimate
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Hexic 2
- Jetpac Refuelled
- Kameo
- Max: The Curse Of Brotherhood
- Monday Night Combat
- Ms. Splosion Man
- OF: Dragon Rising
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Sacred 3
- Sam & Max
- Sunset Overdrive
- The Maw
- Viva Pinata
Feel the Swift
Member
Apple Music and Spotify offer student discounts.
tiredheadcrab
Member
Why would this affect Gamestop?
AmuroChan
Member
Isn't PS Now $99 for one year? or did they raise the price?