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How would you improve Xbox Game Pass
- Thread starter CliveLH
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Let us play game demos via Xcloud. I don't have the hard drive space or time to download 60 freaking game demos for their showcase this week.
Because then you're not getting deals like RDR2 without paying ungodly sums to get them on the service. Having a time limit allows MS to get more variety on the service.
One mid-tier publisher (e.g., Focus Home) cutting a deal to drop their games day one onto game pass for a monetary sum (e.g., pay per download, lump sum) minimizes marketing costs and lessens risk.
Hard no. Games leaving is the only things keeping new and exciting titles coming. Without that you wouldn't see half the games you see now
I don't expect games to never leave the service but details of the minimum period they will be on for would really be appreciated. It means I mainly avoid long games because I don't want to start something like Red Dead Redemption 2 only to find 5-10 hours in that it'll be removed in 2 weeks.
I've been thinking about this thread a lot, and I honestly haven't been able to come up with anything that isn't like a blue sky pipe dream. I feel like Game Pass has spoiled me rotten. It has delivered a ton of quality indie games, many on day one, and a much larger selection of recent AAA title than I would have ever predicted when the service launched. Getting something like DMC5 so soon after launch was incredible for me. And games like Forager, Cross Code, etc have allowed me to play and enjoy games I otherwise would have never touched.
And none of that is to mention getting first party games like Gears, Forza, etc on day one. Like, I'll be able to buy a Series X and not have to pay for the biggest launch title. That's crazy. My PS5 cost comes with an extra baked in expense of having to buy Miles Morales, but being able to not think about that for the Series X feels otherworldly.
And none of that is to mention getting first party games like Gears, Forza, etc on day one. Like, I'll be able to buy a Series X and not have to pay for the biggest launch title. That's crazy. My PS5 cost comes with an extra baked in expense of having to buy Miles Morales, but being able to not think about that for the Series X feels otherworldly.
Game pass is fantastic for a service that is relatively new, i would say a games leaving soon indicator
Get more Japanese games. They're doing pretty solid so far. Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, and Yakuza all seemed long shots to land on Xbox hardware, yet here they are. Game Pass seems like the perfect way to alleviate concerns about the sales of Japanese games, since there is guaranteed revenue.
This is so absurdly unrealistic that the real implication here is Game Pass is so good it has no room for improvement.
This is so absurdly unrealistic that the real implication here is Game Pass is so good it has no room for improvement.
Rebuild the PC store from the ground up and don't use the windows store backend.
Allow modding and file access for all games.
Publish when every game is scheduled to leave the service.
Include DLC in Game Pass Ultimate.
Invest in more big third party games on game pass day one instead of timed exclusivity deals.
Allow modding and file access for all games.
Publish when every game is scheduled to leave the service.
Include DLC in Game Pass Ultimate.
Invest in more big third party games on game pass day one instead of timed exclusivity deals.
Yeah, I like this suggestion. xCloud and demo's are a great combination.
Make sure cloud saving is seamless when switching between xCloud and playing games from your hard drive. Steeper sales for games leaving the service. Branch out with Game Pass Ultimate perks. Work into it fast food or Starbucks vouchers or something fun - give it some "lifestyle" appeal - although the perks are pretty good as is.
afaik, this is already going to happen but not with demos: you can just start streaming the full game.
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-Games never leave the service
-Ability to link to Steam so you can download through there instead of the W10 Store
-Ability to link to Steam so you can download through there instead of the W10 Store
Parity between PC and console acquisitions and releases, because as of now for me PC Game Pass isn't worth it. And yeah, I know it's technically still a beta.
I thought there already was. The last time I subscribed (before converting to Ultimate) I did so for a year.
Was this removed in the move to Ultimate?
Since I only use PC Game Pass, I only have two suggestions for improvement:
1) Let me install a game to a folder without having to go through convoluted steps to make that drive available for Windows Store installs
2) Let me easily add PC Game Pass games to Steam so I can easily use the Steam controller.
1) Let me install a game to a folder without having to go through convoluted steps to make that drive available for Windows Store installs
2) Let me easily add PC Game Pass games to Steam so I can easily use the Steam controller.
To add to this, allowing users to easily add Game Pass games as non-Steam games would also allow easy use of the Steam Link which I now have to jump through ridiculous hoops to use.
I mean, that'd be great, but how do the economics of that work, if the Game Pass library just becomes this snowball that indefinitely gets bigger as it rolls?
I'd like to see them clearly note on the page for a Game Pass game, the date when that game is leaving the service - including maybe a countdown of days. And have an automated heads up go to you if a GP game you have currently downloaded is a month away from leaving the service.
Game Pass on Steam would be great, but I don't know how any of that would work on the backend or business sides.
Aside from that... just fix the PC side. People still have too many problems with the app.
WAY more games for the PC side, but they have been getting better about this lately. Been shifting away from using my X lately anyhow so I'd love for it to be as 1:1 as possible.
Maybe they could give the DLC to game pass ultimate subscribers as an extra incentive.
- gamepass shouldn't require XBL Gold for multiplayer for any game in its catalogue.
- Clear information when a game comes in, how long it will be up for, so I know upfront whether to invest my time in it and not feel potentially pressured to buy the game if it leaves suddenly (you get some notice of games leaving but not much)
ooh this is a good one
- Clear information when a game comes in, how long it will be up for, so I know upfront whether to invest my time in it and not feel potentially pressured to buy the game if it leaves suddenly (you get some notice of games leaving but not much)
ooh this is a good one
This. As long as games leave the service it will be useless to me.
Also kill the UWP and Windows Store requirements. I don't want to spend literal DAYS to make a game run in this shitty eco system or wait for third party tools that allow the game to finally run (see PSO2).
Totally agree with getting rid of Windows Store and XBLA requirments. Like I hate how every time I start a new game I have to confirm a popup that I give the game access to my account information. This really annoys me. Beside that make every first party game non-UWP. The recent Steam releases show that this is possible and that they already have x86 versions of SoT for example.
Edit: And merge PC + Console Game Pass so every game is avalible on both platforms (except for console exclusives)
Edit: And merge PC + Console Game Pass so every game is avalible on both platforms (except for console exclusives)
On PC? Don't lock games behind those silly UWP, is more like playing on console then PC, there is very little that you can do.
At least put some launch options... it's so barebone :/
At least put some launch options... it's so barebone :/
On Xbox it's close enough to perfect that I think they should start improvements on the PC side first. Give us an option to use Game Pass through Steam, like EA Access will be doing and improve the Windows Store, which really should have happened soon after Quantum Break released in 2016. An improved Game Bar interface that works better with controllers is also high on my wish list. Right now you can somewhat navigate it, but the font is not living room friendly + it's clunky and with some options not accessible from a controller.
Great suggestion, I'd love a "don't show me this again" button.
Make it free an add all games.
But seriously I think it would be too much to expect anything more from it.
But seriously I think it would be too much to expect anything more from it.
