Microsoft has shared updated Game Pass membership figures for the first time since January 2022, saying the on-demand g…
  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    2 years ago

    Fully paid? Can you have GamePass that is only half paid? Maybe thats 34m without free trial users? I thought free trial users wouldn’t ever appear in metrics like this anyway.

    • beckerist@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      2 years ago

      They occasionally do “get your first month for $1” promotions too. Might have said it that way to clarify not using those numbers too

    • starman2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Idunno. Even as a subscriber to game pass, it still kind of worries me that we’re speeding towards “you’ll own nothing and be happy” territory with arms wide open. Of course you can still buy the games on game pass, but how long until you can’t?

      • wasted_in_time@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I think you have something there.

        All the users that bought videos on Funimation, just to lose it all since they are shutting down.

        • starman2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          Yeah, and I’m not blind to the fact that I’m falling for the same trap by “buying” games from the online store. Part of the reason that I’m pro piracy is because I have a series S, and am incapable of keeping my own copies of the games that I “own”

          • FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            2 years ago

            I mean they did herd everyone into this situation, and there’s nothing we can do about it. I was fine with just paying for XBox Live, which allowed me to play online with my friends. I don’t really give a shit about gamepass, and find this to be just corporate bullshit where they get everyone in the same line and then stand around bragging about how long the new line is…

    • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      2 years ago

      That’s for fixing sure. I’m no shill for any company, but game pass is by far the most value-for-money subscription out there. Netflix is more expensive and doesn’t give even half the entertainment value.

      We’ll see if the price doesn’t get prohibitive over the next 5 years.

    • EveningPancakes@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      For sure! I once dual booted Windows on a Steam Deck just so I could get access to PC Gamepass and it was a miserable experience. The two top annoyances in Windows were:

      • Having to install a 3rd party apps to get the controls to be recognized.

      • The APU drivers weren’t being maintained for new releases (maybe that’s AMD/Valve’s fault), so I couldn’t boot a new release (at the time) like Cocoon.