Game Pass will make or break Xbox Series X
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Microsoft’s Xbox Game Showcase revealed the company’s next step for the Xbox ecosystem and just how heavily it relies on its Game Pass subscription service. Team Xbox debuted a number of new titles, including the first-ever look at Halo Infinite gameplay. Jeff Bakalar is here to break down Microsoft’s big event.
Xbox Games Showcase: Everything announced including Halo Infinite, Forza, more for Xbox Series X
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I’m waiting right now to buy the Xbox Series X, I own the One X now, and a Regular Xbox One… My goal since the beginning of the year was that im going to get the Series X.. Then the world went crazy with everything. I’m ready to buy the machine now or at least get the preorder started. I hope any day now it will happen
I have the Ultimate Game Pass Subscription
It’s a very fun thing to have…its only $14.99 each month
Series x day 1 , oh yeah
As always the PlayStation trolls are always watching and following the Xbox.
The PC trolls are here too. I’d take any console any day over the pc for gaming. For many reasons, and yes I own a higher end pc.
I have to admit I enjoyed the showcase. They showed some good games. However, I’ll still be sticking with Sony as it has more exclusive games that I am interested in.
i will buy series x day 1.
Damage control
Sony has the traditional game console on lock. Nintendo has the handheld department and their legacy IP on lock. Microsoft had no choice but to go this service route. You gotta stand out because Sony ain’t going anywhere soon. 🤷🏿♂️
Day 1 Xbox getter…Always been xbox nd plan on staying…
I plan on getting both the PS5 and whatever the Lockhart is supposed to be. I personally don’t care for graphics all that much.
Now it has convinced me to buy ps5
I love how Microsoft position their self’s to not really talk about the lack luster games and why you should buy the next console. Others than than, “we got gamepass.”
Me : Ok Netflix jr.
I’ve owned the Xbox One X and now own a PS4 Pro. I’ve always wanted both consoles, but if the PS5 is going to continue the trend of PS4 exclusivity with the same quality and variety I’m going with the PS5. However I’m still watching Xbox space to see when/if I should buy the Xbox Series. FYI, I love single player games like Last Of Us 2 and just always enjoy the single player campaigns COD, Assassin’s Creed etc. They only game I play online if FIFA and that’s rear.
If it’s all about Gamepass, then don’t make a console. Make a stream box or just go game publisher and put your games on everything.
Game pass is anti-consumer — they’re trying to make sure we never Actually own any games so we’re forever dependent on game pass — i let my bff and nephews borrow games all the time and especially my little nephews appreciate it — eventually we’re not going to own anything we buy anymore
LETSS GOO I HAVE GAMEPASS YESSS IM SO EXCITED
Bulllll fix the game pass and more exclusives cause its trash without halo please for god sake
Well with how disappointing the showcase was, I’ll be moving over to Sony, after being with xbox since the 360. What’s the point of a top end console, if most of their stuff focuses on last gen/ipad type of games. It’s like having a state of the art aircraft carrier with no jets (mind blowing fresh exclusives). No point in all that power, if you don’t have the goods to start with. Phil Spencer needs a reality check as yet again xbox are going to lose a second console war. Xbox one started great with Tomb raider, Dead rising 3 and Ryse Son of Rome. The 360 was great! I honestly can say Phil Spencer isn’t on this planet, for what is expected by today’s standards.
Will these games be available on PC game pass?
Loving xbox game pass & the xbox ecosystem I don’t gotta upgrade my xbox one s. It’s my first & last xbox console it’s been 2 years I enjoyed the experience. I’ll keep my xbox one s till it’s no longer supported, I’m definitely buying the PlayStation 5 I enjoyed the PlayStation 4 as well I enjoy both consoles.🥂😏
I had that same thought. It felt like it was an event for Gamepass. They didn’t try to sell the hardware, they tried to sell us game pass. You can tell by the fact that Halo had no visual “thunder”, it looked like it was being played on a current console. I felt like they didn’t do a good job at convincing me to buy a Series X. I love the new exclusives they announced but Halo is your crown jewel and Microsoft did not give it the respect it deserved. Don’t get me wrong, happy to see halo gameplay, but those visuals did not impress. It felt like they just showed it to say that it will be in gamepass.
That’s the correct strategy for xbox, because they simply can’t compete with Sony when it comes to exclusives.
the problem is the pc game pass i still locked on the regions !!
Game Pass Ultimate can kiss my @$$
I want my $60 12 months Xbox live membership because I’m a online player who BUY games on release day.
I don’t want to pay $15 a month ($180 a year plus taxes) to play 100s of indie games or games that released years before they’re in Game Pass.
12 months Xbox live for $60 is what I want.😤😡
I personally preferred Xbox to be honest, I’ve technically never been a loyalist since day one I always change consoles over time in my past…
But as I get older which I’m 34 lol I want the ultimate experience in just 1 console brand, I feel the Xbox brand for me is the way to go, Halo and Gears is what got me completely hooked and Xbox Live service in my opinion is the best overall service for online gaming…
Game Pass is by far the best service that Xbox Brand has to offer comparing what Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 and 5 has to offer I’m not going to stress that enough, I just want to see more out of Game Pass but overall it has been the best thing to have to be able to play games downloaded and play it without the need of cloud is awesome, now I know there’s Xcloud but I’m not too keen on it until they improve the WiFi situation to be able to play games without lag and stuff I know it’s something that it’s being worked on and I know Cloud gaming is the Future but as long as we have Game Pass as an alternative while we wait for a true Cloud experience I say Xbox is the way to go, I personally not an exclusive junky anyway I’m just a gamer that wants to play any games I can get my hands on…
I’m an Xbox fan indeed and I respect and other brands pushing for greater heights in gaming, but I’m sticking to Xbox Series X hoping for the pre Orders to start soon.…
People really don’t understand that microsoft really doesn’t care if you are buying consoles because they are relatively sold at a loss no matter which console it is. The revenue is genrated through services, no matter where you play you are ultimately playing a xbox game through game pass and after launching xcloud there will be no looking back, you may not buy series x but you will definitely not cancel your game pass subscription as of now and the xbox games showcase was more directed towards game pass and it’s true value. It wasn’t about series x and it’s graphical capabilities but more about game pass and how every game shown in the showcase will be available day 1 on gamepass.
I am not a xbox fanboy in any way and i thought the xbox game showcase was very underwhelming, i may not be buying the series x but i will definitely not cancel my game pass subscription.
Bye xbox hello playstation who wants 100 games and only play 4–5 games
Isn’t it funny how every xbox exclusive is on gamepass for pc players then the xbox series x looks like a pc which is weird because if gamepass is a thing why is there a xbox consle
Microsoft know they’re losing the console war so they’re not trying to sell consoles this time, they’re selling game pass. Xbox series x will probably sell very poorly compared to the ps5 but Microsoft doesn’t really care, it’s not their main objective.
Incredible value. Microsoft is changing the industry and Sony is just money hungry. Let the Sony fanboys get milked for more money while everyone plays Xbox Game Pass and Smart Delivery
Gamepass is a great value except I can’t really find many games that are that appealing if it had great exclusives that could compete with PlayStation exclusives it would blow PlayStation out the water but it doesn’t not even close.
Good thing I get to try gamepass ultimate on my one s for $1.
This is my opinion, and I’d be happy to be corrected, if I am wrong on this, but I think gamepass will hurt game developer and game in the long run. Remember, that Publisher has been trying to increase game purchase from $60 USD to $70 USD, right? It got to do with development cost of AAA title is getting bigger and bigger, right?
So if subcription based is the future, and in the future, all people will not buy game, but waiting for the AAA title to be available on gamepass, doesn’t that going to discourage Developer to create a big budget games?
And more, if developer get less from innitial sales of they games, wont they all go to the route free to play, Micro transaction, DLC full, loot box, etc? Just see what happening in mobile games, right?
And if 1st party making big budget AAA games, with Microsoft support for the fund, does that going to make game pass never profitable? Just like netflix, which in debt for more than $11billion now?
Of course Microsoft should be okay, they have big cash, but for how long will Microsoft support xbox, if xbox division keep bleeding money?
Well I hope I’m wrong
I was really hoping Microsoft could convince me to purchase an Xbox Series X. Seeing how they acquired all of those studios I was sure we would see a huge number of killer first party games. I was so let down by this presentation, especially the Halo Infinite Demo. The fact that they will be waiting 2 years to take full advantage of that powerful hardware is disappointing to say the least. Sony is smart to make exclusive games for the PS5 and really show what the system is capable of out the gate. You can’t keep touting how much more powerful your system is only to say “Don’t worry, we will show you in 2 years”. Which ever system you buy will be a huge investment, these systems are going to be at minimum 500–600$ range., This latest Microsoft showcase did help with one thing. I know I need to start saving up for a PS5.
Fable , obsidian , everwild they all look nice but damn no date , no gameplay it seems so far away … its very confusing — they didnt show enough wow , enough to know why you would want a xbox x at least for a few years… the game pass looks interesting tho
They’re not giving ppl a reason to buy a series x… They don’t have at least one exclusive.. Which makes ppl buy a console
So in fact that they don´t have any Games for the new console Series X they have to come up with something big. A reason for me to buy the Series X on release would be: Game-Pass Ultimate 12 month for free.
Otherwise i wait like a lot of other players till next year with the purchase
It’s not about getting a Xbox it’s about filching PlayStation customer to Xbox services. I was a playstation customer and what made me switch was the play anywhere. If Im on my phone at work playing Madden and I jump on my Xbox continue where I last played or if the wife is watching TV in the family room i could play on my laptop. See play anywhere!
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These companies don’t want you to own any of the games as they don’t make nearly as much as they would by having you pay a monthly fee to rent games. Its literally the same strategy as netflix and other streaming services.
I don’t even get the game pass . All the games they put on there a trash,cheap,unknown games
i just got xbox game pass with the 1$ for one month special. honestly , im dissapointed. i might have found like 5 games that i really want to play with. all the others are not for me or i just dont want to play them again because i did in the past or just dont like them. many are old games and some are previous versions. this will not replace your crave for the latest games and the best games out there. there is no call of duty , not much sports games , and many old xbox 360 or original titles. some games comes also in many editions like wasteland 1–2‑3 or gears or war for example. dirt 4 ? uh the dirt 5 is coming soon. f1 2019 ? f1 2020 is already out. halo 5 ? thats an old game now and theres a new halo coming soon. im sure i could name more like this. yes theres a few good games but not sure its worth the cost each month for the full price of game pass or even with a small rebate on it. you could easily buy the full games you want instead if like me theres only a fre you are interested in and at the end of the year of using game pass this would have paid your full version games. note that if you stop your game pass , you will also lose your games you paid for months to play with. also , you can resell your cd games once you dont want them anymore. think twice before take game pass and make sure you have many games in the list of game pass games that you really want to play for it to be worth it. for me is like 5% of the games which i really want to play so would not be worth it at all.
Mmm Netflix or game pass?
Do you have to pay for microtransactions content & expansions for older games on Game Pass ?
Xbox is the best deal im gaming. It’s awesome.