ChubbleDucks
Member
Bought slime rancher about 2 weeks ago for my kid.
He loves it.
Already own trials on both x1 and 360.
He loves it.
Already own trials on both x1 and 360.
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Xbox Games With Gold for August
- Thread starter jbug617
- Start date
if you would "greatly prefer" damnation and stormrise i call bullshit
I'll take positivity over negativity every time my friend. Especially in Xbox threads which tend to devolve into bullshit "my PS4 is better" threads rather quickly.
DieGo2SHAE
Member
Damn, while the month is good, I'm now mostly hoping this is a sign that Red Faction Guerilla will be backwards compatible soon 🙏🏼
arhra
Member
The 360 games are still permanently owned, and not tied to your Gold sub. The two-week availability window was likely a compromise to make GwG happen in the first place.
The XB1 games are each available for a full month, with the mid-month games overlapping the next month (ie, until Trials goes up on the 16th, June's mid-month XB1 GwG will still be in the list). As for why they do that that way, I'd guess a) to keep them synchronized with the 360 GwG, and b) just to increase engagement and keep people checking the Gold hub regularly in case they have any other offers running (although you should really be checking it weekly for the Deals with Gold anyway).
InsaneTiger
Member
Funny, it feels the same over in the PS plus threads. GAF is a weird place.
DagnastyEp
Member
To get you in the door. If you were a store owner, wouldn't you rather customers come in twice per month, rather than once? This is likely why there's no setting to just have these GWG games download automatically.
The sales potential for a person who isn't visiting the Xbox marketplace is 0%. Every time someone visits the marketplace, there's a chance for a sale.
MS has long been touting the importance of monthly active users (MAU). Having gold subscribers who engage with the store is good for business.
It is BC as of today
InsaneTiger
Member
But you subscribe to XBL you probably visit the store all the time. Not quite the same as retail, I spend regardless of the "free" games.
that's armageddon
I don't, the store is awful
Visit two times each month to get the GWG games or on eventual sales only
VanCityGamer
Member
Huh? Those aren't Xbox One games. I'm talking about Firewatch and Assassin's Creed Chronicles. I would have greatly preferred those.
I think this month's XB1 games are really weak. Not personally into the Xbox 360 games either.
Rodney McKay
Member
This would have been great if Amazon hadn't canceled that $25 XBLG order I made. 
InsaneTiger
Member
Good for you.
Wesley-Sigma
Member
Enjoy Bayonetta.
"if you're a subscriber you visit the store all the time"
"i'm a subscriber and i don't"
"well you don't count"
ok then
backflip10019
Member
Solid month, better than the rumors that were going around.
Slime Rancher is fucking great.
Ryu Hayabusa
Member
Wow, great month!
PhilipDoesMatter
Member
You can play the Xbox 360 games.
Like I mentioned in the other thread, I don't own any of these games so that is always a win in my book.
Never went for Bayonetta aside from playing a demo way back then because I don't have any interest in other action games because of how high I regard the Xbox versions of Ninja Gaiden I, Black and II. But I'll give it a play sometime in the future for sure.
Always heard good things about Slime Rancher, and can't go wrong with a free Trials and a free Red Faction, even if they aren't regarded as the best versions in each respective series.
If this the case, I might wait to play it too, depending on the upgrades.
Never went for Bayonetta aside from playing a demo way back then because I don't have any interest in other action games because of how high I regard the Xbox versions of Ninja Gaiden I, Black and II. But I'll give it a play sometime in the future for sure.
Always heard good things about Slime Rancher, and can't go wrong with a free Trials and a free Red Faction, even if they aren't regarded as the best versions in each respective series.
If this the case, I might wait to play it too, depending on the upgrades.
Fox Mulder
Member
Wish they gave a few bucks in credit or something if you already have the games they're offering. Have had trials and Bayonetta forever.
sixteen-bit
Member
Bayonetta the GOAT. I hope you first timers enjoy the game.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Seriously lol, Bayonetta is so fun and rewarding.
Patrick Young
Member
Every game is like that. I've already dropped PS Plus and Gold is next. I had Plus since it started and never played a game that was offered.
If I want a game, I buy it. If I couldn't justify paying for the game, it wasn't worth my time in the first place.
Games don't get better when they're cheaper. They just get cheaper. It's people's standards that get cheaper.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
I think you mean you weren't worth the game's time.
BoxManLocke
Member
Is Slime Rancher an Xbox console exclusive ?
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Great month!
I bought Bayo on WiiU though dammit!
I bought Bayo on WiiU though dammit!
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
I might have to turn my 360 on and activate cloud saves for Bayonetta. I have the Wii U version too but shit... I cant not have this digitally now
TheUnsunghero26
Member
Looking forward to finally playing Bayonetta! That and Trials makes this a good month for me.
Because you get to keep the Xbox 360 games even if your subscription lapses.
If all games were available at the same time then somebody could reap two months of benefits with a single 30 day Gold sub.