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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I like game pass as an option for playing games that I don't want to spend $60 on. But I also want the option to own it forever.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Subscription models are great when they're not trying to fuck you. There are upsides and downsides, but if you have options between subscribing with a one-click unsub or buying games and you choose subscribe, it might just be for good reason.

I got Game Pass because I wasn't sure I'd like Starfield. I now have 20 games installed (including Starfield) and just pause game pass when work is too busy for me to get value out of it. I'm at about $70 total spend. Yeah that's more than starfield, but I've enjoyed close to $500 in games, some of which I either wouldn't have bought and love or WOULD have bought and am glad I didn't.

But if somebody makes you pay $20/mo for Dildo Simulator, and colors and sizes are paid DLC, then they're just trying to fuck you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah, but if you had bought starfield at full retail price there's a pretty good chance you'd have regrets about it.

I absolutely don't mind spending a couple bucks a month to try a bunch of games. If there's something I like and want to play a lot, I'll eventually buy it.