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Xbox Game Pass for PC introductory pricing ending on September 17th
- Thread starter Lant_War
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GamePass is perfect to sub for a month or two & play a fuckload of games I wanna try, so idk if the price jump really bugs me.
EA Play is included with a PC-only subscription but not with console-only... that might be how they justify the lack of parity
Do Game Pass games work with *any* mod that works with, say, a Steam release or are there caveats?
Just curious. I was under the impression that some Windows Store games can be modded but those games were specifically coded to allow for it. I certainly could be mistaken.
And the price will keep on rising in the future. At 10 dollars or more I don't see the value anymore, most games in the service are boring or mediocre at best, and every AAA title that gets added is usually older. I will only subscribe when they release any first party games in the future and then cancel again.
If your sub has lapsed:
1. Get 3 years of XBL gold ($180)
2. Sign up for 1 month of Ultimate
The gold will transfer 1:1 to ultimate.
I think I'll stick with it. I really like it a lot to be honest. Often times I'll be window shopping on Steam or elsewhere and see something that looks awesome and go, "I wonder if I have that on Game Pass?" And I do most of the time! That's good value there, it just works out well for me. I'm looking at 9 full games that I have because of game pass and I enjoy all of them. Especially love it when a new game comes out and I get to just play it day one without any new money out of my pocket.
This isn't correct. There is an "allow modding" button for select titles where the dev chose to allow modding, but it's not there on the vast majority of games.
Unauthorized modding like the ultrawide monitor support mod for Resident Evil 7 are not possible.
I haven't tried it myself yet but I think its specific games but mods for say Steam will work.
One billing cycle notice? Eh... expected. I'd like to see some improvement to the pc-side app and library. But come November, and Cyberpunk release, I'll reassess.
Settings > General > Drive Selection
Yes, but it was available openly. Unless this is just:
The was a pretty big update this week that I hope solved all the issues.
I literally had to completely wipe my main OS because I randomly couldn't install any gamesvia the Xbox app and couldn't install Flight Simulator. Spent hours trying to make it work with the extremely generic error code the app gave me.
Still an amazing deal, but $10 is a bit of a harder sell in its current state given how much it lags Xbox GamePass. That said, once EA Play/Access joins the fold the deal will be sweetened, and I'm going to assume that if they begin charging $10 that'll yield them more money to reinvest back into PC Gamepass releases.
If no grandfathered prices I have little reason to stay subbed every single month I can always resub when something good comes out.
I've done that but after I exit settings it doesn't stay to the drive I have selected. I gotta look up and see if others have had similar issues.
Just look at the August games. Every one was available for PC and many were only PC.
It was fun while it lasted.
Though with EA Play being added this holiday I can't complain too much. $10 still feels like a decent price.
Though with EA Play being added this holiday I can't complain too much. $10 still feels like a decent price.
You know, actually...every time I install something, it always asks me which drive I want to install to.
And now EA games are coming so that is going to be greatJust look at the August games. Every one was available for PC and many were only PC.
Weird I have never had it ask me that. Maybe it's not seeing I have other drives.
I would expect that they'll start selling bulk months for PC Game Pass once it leaves beta, same as regular Game Pass and Ultimate.
I just bought 3 months of Game Pass Ultimate (so Game Pass for console, Game Pass for PC and Gold) for £18, so £6 a month.
Doubt anyone will actually have to pay the monthly cost if they're happy to buy monthly blocks.
I just bought 3 months of Game Pass Ultimate (so Game Pass for console, Game Pass for PC and Gold) for £18, so £6 a month.
Doubt anyone will actually have to pay the monthly cost if they're happy to buy monthly blocks.
AAAAAaaaaaaaaand yet, tomorrow, Hotshot Racing is coming to Game Pass, but not for PC.Just look at the August games. Every one was available for PC and many were only PC.
Conclusion: who really knows
Ah, so I went back in settings under Drive Selection, and I have "ask me for drive selection on every install" selected.
You heard them people! You got eight more days to tell them off before they have the upper ground.
There's always going to be games that only come to one or the other. My point was that this was the start of it being generally even between the two.
Well, it can be the tipping point between thinking the service is worth it or not. $10 per month or $5 per month does make a difference. Sure, it's only $60 per year you're spending extra. But if Game Pass wasn't really worth it for you, for content, store or ownership reasons, this could be a reason to cancel the subscription.
Damn. Probably $10/month. I guess I will keep it for another month to give myself to finish the games I'm currently playing, but then may need to reevaluate based on what's on the service at the time. Game Pass has primarily been my Slay the Spire pass, but I guess at this point I should just buy the game.
To me, the addition of EA Play means I don't really care about the increase as I was probably going to sub to EA Play again at some point anyway.
$10 is too much with how much I use it or how little. I'll just wait until a handful of new games I want to play go on it, then I'll renew.
Fair enough, personally I still think the value is good even with this increase.
Just look at the August games. Every one was available for PC and many were only PC.
it's not a huge deal but Darksiders Genesis is only "PC-only" there because it was added for console a couple weeks earlier
also that's not the complete list for August. Dark Pictures: Man of Medan was console-only (along with every other Namco Bandai-published game on Game Pass - probably down to whatever deal they have with MS).
It's Flight Simulator Pass for me. I'd consider dropping it and just buying the game, but I'm sure I'll eventually get Ultimate once the new XBox is out.
Gears Tactics, Crusader Kings 3, Flight Sim.. it's not like PC hasn't had its own stuff that isn't on console too.
There will always be a difference in library between the two. Far more games are included on PC now than they used to be though.
Just look at the August games. Every one was available for PC and many were only PC.
Fantastic month of additions. I admit it's been awhile since I last subbed to PC gamepass so I've not been the most up to date on it on what's been added. Might just resub again later this month for RE7 and Tell Me Why alone.
EA Play alone is 25 bucks per year so this increase will still be quite a bit more.
Does this work if I have a PC Game Pass sub but not console Game Pass and not Xbox Gold?
Well if it's going out of beta and prices are going up then I expect more out of it to be honest.
My Ultimate sub runs out in a few days and as a PC gamer I don't see myself paying any more than what I paid last year when I did the 1$ conversion, so unless there's a similar deal available I guess I'm out. The only game I finished was Halo Reach anyways...
Shit, surprised this game so soon. What is the best way to get the 3 years of Ultimate? Is it really as simple as wwmOnkey says?
I've been renewing solely with Bing points. I was doing it before by redeeming an Xbox giftcard for $5 (4650 points) and using that balance to pay monthly. There's an option for a month of PC Gamepass specifically for 6800 points but the Xbox giftcard is cheaper for the same thing.
But with this price increase, I would need to go for the $10 equivalent of Xbox giftcard to renew monthly which would be 9300 points. I'm hoping they won't increase the PC Gamepass reward from 6800 points but if they do, I'm wondering if it would be worth it to cash in now. Given that a month of Gamepass Ultimate is 12000 points where the monthly cost is $15, maybe they'll do a similar "discount" for PC Gamepass after the price increase.
But with this price increase, I would need to go for the $10 equivalent of Xbox giftcard to renew monthly which would be 9300 points. I'm hoping they won't increase the PC Gamepass reward from 6800 points but if they do, I'm wondering if it would be worth it to cash in now. Given that a month of Gamepass Ultimate is 12000 points where the monthly cost is $15, maybe they'll do a similar "discount" for PC Gamepass after the price increase.