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Skifi28
Member
After the horrible experience that was gamepass on the windows store, this seems like the obvious answer. Getting it on steam could really turn the tides for many PC gamers. But they'd have to work out a pretty sweet deal. All the costs gamepass has plus 30% from steam just wouldn't work.
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Sean Mirrsen
Banned
I mean.
Obviously Valve wants Gamepass on Steam.
The question is whether Microsoft wants Gamepass on Steam.
Obviously Valve wants Gamepass on Steam.
The question is whether Microsoft wants Gamepass on Steam.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
I would think MS would love Game Pass on Steam. Just comes down to what kind of a cut they are willing to give up.
Kuranghi
Member
It would make me use it definitely, because the only reason I don't right now is because I'm on PC and the Windows Store killed my father, is terrible imo.
I'm not so sure MS want this though, they seem to be trying to create their own curated store, they want to tightly control things and not allow modding in both senses of the word. Their push for controlling games output as they run without knowing about it with WDM seems very consoley, I hate it.
I'm not so sure MS want this though, they seem to be trying to create their own curated store, they want to tightly control things and not allow modding in both senses of the word. Their push for controlling games output as they run without knowing about it with WDM seems very consoley, I hate it.
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Skifi28
Member
MS would want gamepass on your toilet paper if they could.
Guilty_AI
Member
not my father but it definitely killed my sanity once
Kuranghi
Member
My experience with Game Pass on PC was the buttons for installing/adding/starting games not working or giving me alpha-numerical error codes that no one knew what they meant when I searched for them. Still to this day Windows just keeps telling me there is a problem with my MS account and I need to re-enter my password but I've done it 10x so I just ignore the message now.
BigBooper
Member
I don't think they mean MS Gamepass. If they do, I cannot imagine the licensing complications for all involved to allow MS to rent out games that Valve distributes.
I'm gonna type out my thoughts on this.
If they could though, why would MS want to give up mindshare from it's XBOX Windows store to give it to Steam?
----------Because Steam already has a huge catalog of games that aren't on MS' store they could work into such a service.
But they would all have to sign new distribution contracts anyways to be included in a service sold by MS.
-----------Yes, but Steam has a good reputation with PC gamers while XBOX Windows does not.
But they would still be buying the subscription through MS.
So, if Steam develops it's own subscription service like Gamepass, but not Gamepass, how will that go?
------------Poorly implemented, poorly managed, and abandoned in a few years. Much like the Steam Controller, Steam Streaming, SteamOS, etc.
I'm gonna type out my thoughts on this.
If they could though, why would MS want to give up mindshare from it's XBOX Windows store to give it to Steam?
----------Because Steam already has a huge catalog of games that aren't on MS' store they could work into such a service.
But they would all have to sign new distribution contracts anyways to be included in a service sold by MS.
-----------Yes, but Steam has a good reputation with PC gamers while XBOX Windows does not.
But they would still be buying the subscription through MS.
So, if Steam develops it's own subscription service like Gamepass, but not Gamepass, how will that go?
------------Poorly implemented, poorly managed, and abandoned in a few years. Much like the Steam Controller, Steam Streaming, SteamOS, etc.
Craig of War
Banned
Damn Gamepass really will be the Netflix of gaming if this happen.
Craig of War
Banned
Yeah they do that over 100 million players userbase right there.
Guilty_AI
Member
Not with gamepass, but i remember buying forza horizon 3 and during the 50gb or so download it would just randomly fail and START OVER FROM THE BEGINNING. Happened 3 or 4 times before i managed to download the game.
This is actually happening with me too.
Troglodyte
Banned
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
It really says something, when a software company that has made operative systems since the time of dawn, can't figure out how to make a proper digital store.
Sentenza
Member
Game pass on Steam was already rumored to be a work in progress since January.
A Metacouncil “leak” I posted few weeks ago already listed it.
Also, the assumption is that this version would probably include just MS first party offering and little else, but this is just speculation so far.
A Metacouncil “leak” I posted few weeks ago already listed it.
Also, the assumption is that this version would probably include just MS first party offering and little else, but this is just speculation so far.
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You would think they can made a proper operating system too, but they keep fucking shit up every once in a while .
driqe
Member
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Truth been told. Never had to reinstall win 10 and have had it installed since day one. I'm a PC Gamer so use it a lot as well.
The first os i never had problems with.
DonJuanSchlong
Banned
I'm open for it. Can't see how this can be a bad thing. More venues for people to get in on it. It's not a forced thing, and you can opt out or cancel at any time.
Anti-PC-Vaxers and their shenanigans. I wouldn't even respond to his nonsense. I went from AMD to Intel, and back to Intel, and never had to reinstall windows or configure anything.
LazyParrot
Member
Good. The Microsoft Store on PC is shit. The faster they move those games elsewhere the better.
SirKicksalot
Member
Gamepass is available in like 40 countries. I wish I could subscribe. Maybe if it comes to Steam it will finally be available worldwide.
Naked Lunch
Member
MS should demand Steam on Xbox.
I want access to my steam library on a console.
I want access to my steam library on a console.
Lupin3
Targeting terrorists with a D-Pad
Gamezone
Gold Member
Brad Sams over at Windows Central also mentioned this a while ago.
But Microsoft is making an enormous amount of money from people actually buying their games on Steam. Halo, Forza and Sea of Thieves sold like crazy. And who's gonna subscribe to Gamepass trough Microsoft if they make it avaliable on Steam? I will gladly pay 30% more to have it on Steam if that is any solution.
But Microsoft is making an enormous amount of money from people actually buying their games on Steam. Halo, Forza and Sea of Thieves sold like crazy. And who's gonna subscribe to Gamepass trough Microsoft if they make it avaliable on Steam? I will gladly pay 30% more to have it on Steam if that is any solution.
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Gamezone
Gold Member
Just make it 30% more expensive on Steam. People will swallow it. Just look how people are willing to ignore Gamepass in order to buy Microsoft's old games on Steam.
Guilty_AI
Member
Gamepass =/= streaming
//DEVIL//
Member
I honestly don't see why not. it's not like MS wants people to be in their store only. they already have their games on steam. releasing game pass on steam doesn't counter what MS trying to do with the game pass.
Andodalf
Banned
I know, I was so pissed off when i finished prey, and then logged onto neogaf and was told that all my enjoyment of the game was fake and that I had to return it! So brutal that i no longer have any memories of that game
TransTrender
Gold Member
Make it happen since apparently MS isn't capable of fixing their shit themselves, on PC, with the OS they created, and own, and manage...
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
You're thinking of PS Now where some console games, and all PC games are streamed.
Console and PC Gamepass are downloads.
Sentenza
Member
What the hell are you even going on about?
And what would make them “laggy games”’ anyway?
Brofist
Member
Mmhmm you know what you’re talking about sure
Great first post.
Plantoid
Member
Isn't this supposed to go on the gamepass megathread? Who can tell if it's news enough to warrant its own thread?
On topic, that's great news, gamepass master plan depends on the xcloud, so it can come preinstalled on any smart tv, I think that with the 5g being the norm, we will start to see much better performance on the service
On topic, that's great news, gamepass master plan depends on the xcloud, so it can come preinstalled on any smart tv, I think that with the 5g being the norm, we will start to see much better performance on the service
ChuckeRearmed
Member
I don't think MS will do that. Their games sell a lot on Steam with full price + that 30% cut.
nerdface
Banned
dude, maybe if they took your money and used it for dedicated servers, but you pay to host your own games on machines with low end cpus and bad internet
Xbox live always sucked, maybe they do dedicated next gen servers now, but I doubt it.
Guilty_AI
Member
sure nerdface