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How satisfied are you with Xbox live, Gold, Gamepass?
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Game Pass Ultimate: Very satisfied. EA Play and Xcloud are incredible value adds to an already great service.
Games w/ Gold:
PEEKY BLINDERS MOTHERFUCKERS
Games w/ Gold:
PEEKY BLINDERS MOTHERFUCKERS
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cormack12
Gold Member
I think it's good. It doesn't fill the niche of a lot of day one stuff from Sony or Third Parties but its good enough value. Forza 5 is something I put triple digit hours into. Halo not as much but still had fune. When things like Hellblade, Redfall land it will show its worth again.
There is always something I want to spend time with on the service. So I'd say it ebbs with high highs and generally even if a month isn't great, the library is so big I can just play something else.
Gold not arsed. Only bought it to convert to GPU. But paying for the online is just a console staple.
There is always something I want to spend time with on the service. So I'd say it ebbs with high highs and generally even if a month isn't great, the library is so big I can just play something else.
Gold not arsed. Only bought it to convert to GPU. But paying for the online is just a console staple.
Captain Toad
Banned
I had to unsubscribe. I realized month after month I was giving them $15 only to not even use the service. It's one of those things that sounds good on paper until you realize you played those games years ago, have no interest in, or can just outright buy them for cheaper than it costs to rent them on GPU.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Very happy with GPU at the moment. I've always had things to play.
Only thing I'd really change is to highlight the date that games are leaving the service as early as possible. Would be great if it showed it right when they're added so you know the full duration of time.
Only thing I'd really change is to highlight the date that games are leaving the service as early as possible. Would be great if it showed it right when they're added so you know the full duration of time.
Letting mine expire. No use for it. I am thinking that when it expires (my PS sub has already expired), I am going to move to PC gaming and play all the Xbox/PS games on PC, as well as PC games. But my goal would be to set it up in the living room, hidden, using a wireless controller and try to make the experience as close to a console experience as I can. Play The Last of Us, Halo and ARMA all on the same device? YES PLEASE. Free online? YES PLEASE!
Magic Carpet
Member
Gamepass is great
Gold sucks vinegar eggs
I'm dumping gold and keeping gamepass
Gold sucks vinegar eggs
I'm dumping gold and keeping gamepass
Ewe, I have never tried any such thing. Doesn't sound appealing.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Great, looking forward to Minecraft Legends and Redfall next month.
Too much to play would be the only complaint.
Too much to play would be the only complaint.
Chukhopops
Member
GPU is already having a great year and it’s only March, can’t think of any better way to spend the money.
Gold, well… I think there was one good game last year and I don’t even remember which one it was.
Gold, well… I think there was one good game last year and I don’t even remember which one it was.
Magic Carpet
Member
Just imagine a dill pickle, but it's not a pickle it's an egg. And not dill just that cleaning solution of vinagar.
Ewe, I think I will pass!
lughnasadh123
Member
While I don't have it being a PS user, GP is one of the greatest things as a gamer. I typically don't buy games brand new, don't really replay them once I'm done, don't have or want a giant game collection, and damn is it so nice to have things digital without need for a disc. AND it helped push Sony to improve upon their own service.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
GP Ultimate. Great service. Tons of games, first party day one, EA Play and the sub plan skews to more recent games.
Also did the $1 and 1 month deals too at 3 years each. So it was a steal since I buy annual gold anyway.
Also did the $1 and 1 month deals too at 3 years each. So it was a steal since I buy annual gold anyway.
Sleepwalker
Member
Its good, xcloud is great on the deck. Not so much on a TV.
I wouldn't pay $15 a month but you can get trials pretty easy and also free months through ms rewards which makes it a no brainer.
I wouldn't pay $15 a month but you can get trials pretty easy and also free months through ms rewards which makes it a no brainer.
Bojanglez
The Amiga Brotherhood
I think it is a great product and good value, however I would caveat that with... if you only own an Xbox (and maybe PC) or have so much time and money it doesn't matter. I recommend it to anyone that just has an Xbox, just like I would PS+ for anyone with just a PS, but probably pick one or the other if you have both.
For me personally, I let mine expire as I haven't felt the need to play anything on Xbox in the last 12 months. I have PS+ and a massive backlog of games on each platform. I kept PS+ because I want to keep access to my PS+ library, and the monthly game offering is pretty good now (probably because of Gamepass to be fair).
I may re-sub for a month to blast through Starfield, but I may also wait and just buy Starfield in a sale so I have it forever.
For me personally, I let mine expire as I haven't felt the need to play anything on Xbox in the last 12 months. I have PS+ and a massive backlog of games on each platform. I kept PS+ because I want to keep access to my PS+ library, and the monthly game offering is pretty good now (probably because of Gamepass to be fair).
I may re-sub for a month to blast through Starfield, but I may also wait and just buy Starfield in a sale so I have it forever.
Aguero9320
Member
Revolutionised my gaming personally. About to get even stronger it would seem. And looks like the future.
500 games isnt enough?
GenericUser
Member
I have gold and it hate it. I always feel so dumb when I have to renew that subscription. Online gaming should be free.
Reizo Ryuu
Gold Member
Gold was always trash, and failed incredibly hard when they tried to push that shit on pc.
Gamepass is fucking cake though
Gamepass is fucking cake though
sainraja
Member
For me, it will be worth it once a lot more of their first-party day one titles start to arrive, at least for trying out some of the games that I might be interested in before purchase. I haven't had much use of it so far. I am not big into subscription services, but I understand the value they can provide, and for me, one of the main reasons for keeping a subscription is the online aspect. Games are kind of a bonus. I still mostly buy the ones I am interested in.
oji-san
Banned
At certain point i wasn't sure i will resub after my 3 years are over, in about 6 months from now. But since last year end i played several games i wanted and had lot of fun, games like High on Life, A Plague Tale Requiem, Atomic Heart and soon Redfall and Starfield. So overll i enjoy the service, unfortunately i have limited taste in games i guess so there's months i don't get any game from GP, but still worth it for me.
TheSweeper
Member
Game Pass Ultimate is absolutely amazing. Don't care about Gold one bit.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
My Gamepass subscription is about to expire, and I'm not sure if I'll renew it (Ultimate) - mostly because of the shit GwG offerings lately, and the fact that I've shifted most of my gaming to PC. I never play online multiplayer games, but that's free on Steam. Cloud streaming is cool, but I've only used it a handful of times, and if I needed it badly enough I think I would subscribe to Geforce Now and use that to stream the games I already own.
When something like Starfield finally releases, I might just get a month of PC Game Pass with rewards points and binge it. But honestly, I'll probably just outright buy it on Steam.
Sad to say, but for $15 a month I'd probably rather subscribe to Humble Choice ($12) and keep the games. Or buy a different $15 Humble Bundle every month that's got stuff I want. Game Pass is still a great value, it's just not for me anymore.
When something like Starfield finally releases, I might just get a month of PC Game Pass with rewards points and binge it. But honestly, I'll probably just outright buy it on Steam.
Sad to say, but for $15 a month I'd probably rather subscribe to Humble Choice ($12) and keep the games. Or buy a different $15 Humble Bundle every month that's got stuff I want. Game Pass is still a great value, it's just not for me anymore.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I've had GPU since its inception, I've never paid more than £1 in total and I'm good till the middle of 2025 and enough reward points for another 18 months.
Best value in gaming cos its cost me a quid.
Best value in gaming cos its cost me a quid.
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A quid + the cost of the years of Gold you stacked up
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
That was a gift - but I get your point it cost someone.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
Voted "ok" for both gp and ps+ services.
not when 80% is shovelware indie titles while other cheap games that are actually fun like skater XL are nowhere to be found.
besides, i didn't say it wasn't enough, i said it doesn't justify the price.
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