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How would you improve Xbox Game Pass
- Thread starter CliveLH
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No, I disagree with this. It would clutter the service and MS would be paying immense licensing fees which would decrease their budget for new games on the srevice.
Super good way to make sure the service gets worse since fewer games would want to be on the service and/or more money will be needed per game = fewer games added..
Honestly, I wouldn't mind Xbox resurrecting Xbox Live Arcade type titles for the service. It'd be nice to have throwback titles immediately downloadable and launchable without going through some compilation release
We shouldn't be worried about pocket watching Microsoft, I agree with Phil on this. Having all or most games stay on the service permanently is even more reason to stay subscribed or easily come back to it.
Did Phil say that? I hadn't heard it. Can you link me to that interview?
I also don't think games should stay on forever. There are already too many games on it.
Probably a bigger discount if you want to keep the game.
Permanent games would be great but that's why there's first party stuff.
EDIT: But they could pay for games to stay GamePass permanent. Personally I rather have that than 5 year old games that have been discounted forever. More premiers on GamePass.
Permanent games would be great but that's why there's first party stuff.
EDIT: But they could pay for games to stay GamePass permanent. Personally I rather have that than 5 year old games that have been discounted forever. More premiers on GamePass.
If they made all their first party games exclusive to Gamepass (Like Netflix does with it's own content), then I'd have no choice but to jump onboard and stay locked in.
Never going to happen, except with a huge price increase. Not even Netflix or Prime keep third party content locked into their services..
Never going to happen, except with a huge price increase. Not even Netflix or Prime keep third party content locked into their services..
Sorry. I meant when Phil said we (gamers) should not be worried about Gamepass finances.
I don't care for Microsoft's budget or profits at all. We can wish all kinds of things in this thread, but I don't know why I shouldn't respond when I find them unrealistic or when I dislike the suggestion.
Microsoft has a certain budget for Game Pass. I would say it's a waste if all the budget was used for keeping games on the service forever.
It's not just the budget. It's a curated service that is doing great for the games featured on it. It's how they sell it to devs.
They all get their moment in the sun and featured in the front page and they are among a certain number of games. Not thousands.
If anyone could sign up anytime and play every game that's ever been on it they would absolutely not be the case.
The fact that games regularly leave the service is definitely the worst part - I mostly just an eye on what's leaving and focus on those if there are any I'm interested in, since two weeks is usually enough time to get my fill of whichever game it is. But it'd be a much better value proposition if they could guarantee games would stay at least until the end of the generation. I guess something like that would make it harder for third parties to commit to putting their games up for it, which is probably why they don't do something like this. So far there haven't been many "big" games that I really wanted to try that have left, but it definitely does put a damper on the experience.
Still a great service overall, though. I wish other consoles had it.
Still a great service overall, though. I wish other consoles had it.
Okay, got it. Yeah, we don't need to worry about their finances. But it would still be silly for Microsoft to purchase the rights to these games to be put on Game Pass in perpetuity. Netflix isn't hurting for cash but they are still not renewing every show and they don't promise that movies or tv shows will stay on the service forever. It wouldn't make sense. And I think Microsoft does curate the lineup to an extent so in that case it makes sense to rotate things out.
Get some Ubisoft and EA games even though they have their own thing. Assassins Creed Origins could actually help them sell Valhalla. This should be a thing.
I'd give it a yearly sub at a reasonable price. Also all games on the service would be playable online at the base sub like PS Now. No Ultimate required to play multiplayer for anything on Gamepass.
Honestly, the only thing I'd change would be to change the quest system so it automatically turns in completed quests. I don't really engage with that feature much, and it's really irritating that I'm asked to launch a separate app to redeem completed quests when I happen to launch a game.
User warned: Console warring
I would sign up if the service had nintendo and sony first party games.
If you have a game installed even if it leaves the service you can still play for a few days, not much, 3~5 days is fine.
I'd like more backwards compatible and OG Xbox games. Also any game published by Microsoft should be on it by default. Games like Blue Dragon still arent on the service.
Yeah, a decently priced yearly sub option would be grand.
I feel like this is the thread of pipe dreams because Gamepass is strong enough already that any suggested improvements would seem unlikely
However, it's clear certain publishers have deals across their range of older releases.
After seeing Ace combat, Tekken 7 wasn't too surprising, then neither was Soul Calibur. Knowing who actually had deals (even if we don't know what they actually plan on bringing) would be great.
Also just more prominence to indies, there's some truly outstanding but overlooked indies on there.
However, it's clear certain publishers have deals across their range of older releases.
After seeing Ace combat, Tekken 7 wasn't too surprising, then neither was Soul Calibur. Knowing who actually had deals (even if we don't know what they actually plan on bringing) would be great.
Also just more prominence to indies, there's some truly outstanding but overlooked indies on there.
Give more than two weeks notice when a game is leaving. At the very least, it should be one months notice.
Add secondary add ons for Origin Premier and Uplay+. Expand the library with other publishers that also have subscription services.
- Need more first party to keep the games coming, big and small. I like the idea of Obsidian having multiple teams, working on Grounded, Avowed, Outer Worlds, etc. So keep expanding studios, building new teams/studios, and acquiring studios
- More social games, like 1v100
- Better Game Pass Perks (I imagine these will get better once more first party games start dropping)
- Improve Windows Store
- Add a yearly subscription option that is ~$20 or so cheaper.
There needs to be a way to get reviews and recommendations of games beyond featured. With that much stuff I need some help choosing games.
Aside from a total overhaul of the PC XBOX app, I'd love more parity between console and PC. After Control rekindled my love of the Remedyverse, I'd really like to play Quantum Break but it's only available on console right now. As it is, just have QB sitting in my Steam wishlist, waiting for a sale.
