• Baggie@lemmy.zip
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    4 months ago

    Yeah, also been saying this for years. Loss leading into jack up the prices.

    Admittedly I thought it would happen a bit later, usually I expect them to try to force out the competition, then go for the prices. Guess that’s not an option when steam is around.

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        4 months ago

        Oh, as in the loss of sales from the new games isn’t worth the potential gains later on by developing the platform? I can feel that.

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    4 months ago

    But on the bright side, Game Pass is still where you get to experience unexpected brand-new releases, like Hi-Fi Ru-

    ohhhhhh, right.

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    I’ve had an Xbox Live account since 2007 but lately, I’ve mostly been gaming on Linux and my Steam Deck. I buy more games there than anywhere else. I like GamePass, but I can go and get indie games for cheap, support a small dev in the process, and the UX is superior. It’s far better than constantly dealing with these increases because capitalism demands growth at all costs.

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    4 months ago

    I’ll keep using Game Pass as long as the Xbox Live Gold / Game Pass Core upgrade trick still works. Once they clamp down on that I’m out.

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    4 months ago

    So glad I didn’t buy into this.

    In fact, when Destiny 2 cut out 1/2 the content, I dropped XBL and PSN. Haven’t missed it.

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    4 months ago

    This isn’t really a problem for me. Between work family and general life, my to do list is huge.

    I can’t remember the latest time I fired up the xbox