Do you game from GamePass primarily?

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Poll Do you game from GamePass primarily? (89 votes)

100% 4%
Mostly 22%
Some of my gaming is through it 36%
nah, not a subscriber OR rarely make use of it 37%

I've noticed an interesting number of comments lately suggesting people are gaming primarily through GamePass

I have to say I'm surprised. Although there are over 100 games, many are older AND many are from different genres. The latter is a fantastic thing, BUT it does mean that if you want to play games of a certain genre there are actually very few options (especially new ones, of which there may be just one or two in most cases).

Am I interpreting correctly that some of you do this? As a GP subscriber for now I'm pretty ambivalent on it. It has some games I want and so I'm taking advantage of that, but gaming primarily on GP feels a bit like using only a Switch for your 3rd party fix

I'd have to go with the "some of my gaming" option, and couldn't see myself doing more unless they just dump new games onto it at a much larger scale

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#51 deactivated-6092a2d005fba
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@hardwenzen: No it says that i have a mind of my own, you on the otherhand spent over $800 to play a game from 2009, you truly are a cow of the worst kind 🤣🤣🤣

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#52 hardwenzen
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@i_p_daily said:

@hardwenzen: No it says that i have a mind of my own, you on the otherhand spent over $800 to play a game from 2009, you truly are a cow of the worst kind 🤣🤣🤣

Okay fake lemming. Talk to me when you become a real lem.

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#53 Pedro
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@hardwenzen said:

Okay fake lemming. Talk to me when you become a real lem.

That is the best you have? 😂

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#54 hardwenzen
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@Pedro said:
@hardwenzen said:

Okay fake lemming. Talk to me when you become a real lem.

That is the best you have? 😂

Yes, and it took me 5 minutes to come up with it. If you're able to help me, then do so, i need help.

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#55 uninspiredcup
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Can see the value, but the whole game subscription thing ain't for me.

Even though, technically, on paper, that's exactly what Steam is.




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#56 Phlop_Spencer
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LOL what sad poll results. Not even the resident lemmings can bolster the vote in favour of MS’s welfare service

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#57 silkylove
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Right now I do. Series X is my first Microsoft system. Checking out all the games I missed.

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#58 WitIsWisdom
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Definitely not primarily, but it's cool to play some of the smaller games I would have otherwise missed. That and the fact my family can play the games on our tablets is pretty cool.

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#59 stacweed11
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I've had GP for about a month with 2 more left. I've only played Ori for about 10 minutes so far but there are lots of games on it. The value is there but I wont be keeping it long term. I like to just own my stuff for the most part. Everytime GP pass has a one dollar deal, I'll be sure to re-sub.

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#60 Heil68
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@SOedipus said:

No. Don't care for that model. I like to buy my games and know that I can play them whenever I want.

Me either, I'd rather buy my games.

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@Heil68 said:
@SOedipus said:

No. Don't care for that model. I like to buy my games and know that I can play them whenever I want.

Me either, I'd rather buy my games.

Me three. And there is many of us. Millions.

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#62 Fuhrer_D
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On Xbox its like 98%, about 50/50 on PC. Haven't paid for it in years, good through this year, all on Bing rewards alone. No better deal in all of gaming.

Would be great if the streaming portion came to Switch, work well on the phone.

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#63 Nirgal
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I have just been getting so many free games from other places that paying a subscription seems unnecessary, Lately I have spent very little money on games. Only on total war dlc and age of empires dlc. The rest seems pointless since i get more free games that i have the time to play them.

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@Fuhrer_D said:

On Xbox its like 98%, about 50/50 on PC. Haven't paid for it in years, good through this year, all on Bing rewards alone. No better deal in all of gaming.

Would be great if the streaming portion came to Switch, work well on the phone.

Bing is trash though the search filters out a ton of anti-microsoft stuff and puts in microsoft fluff pieces I can't use it anymore. I don't trust Bing.

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#65 robert_sparkes
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I use gamepass to play games I wouldn't normally but there are some indie gems on there but also a lot of shovel wear which is part of my worries for the service. When you look at the netflix of gaming model it's almost identical.

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#66 Epak_
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I haven't booted my One X since I got my PS5 last December, but yeah I sub to Game pass.

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#67 enzyme36
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Primarily? NO

But Ive only had it since November and Ive already beaten 2 games and installed around 8 to play. It really has a nice library and even though I skipped on the Xbox One, im thinking of grabbing a Series S as my console gamepass machine.

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#68 dabear
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@xantufrog: All MS titles are there day 1. Plus, the $15/mo subscription includes EA Play.

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@dabear said:

@xantufrog: All MS titles are there day 1. Plus, the $15/mo subscription includes EA Play.

Yeah but heres the problem with that. Microsoft hasn't put out big AAA banger in years and EA is crap and have ubisoft joins I don't like there stuff that much either.

We need a bungie AAAA studio to back gamepass not these crap places.

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#70 RatchetClank92
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Nope, I prefer to buy games and own them for my collection.

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@dabear: "all MS titles from Day 1" hasn't actually born much fruit yet, mate. Just saying. But yes, that is one of the attractions.... that doesn't answer my OP question though.

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@xantufrog said:

@dabear: "all MS titles from Day 1" hasn't actually born much fruit yet, mate. Just saying. But yes, that is one of the attractions.... that doesn't answer my OP question though.

TLHBO

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#73  Edited By Pedro
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@xantufrog: It is worth noting that day one releases on GamePass has applied to third party games.

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@ProtossRushX said:
@Fuhrer_D said:

On Xbox its like 98%, about 50/50 on PC. Haven't paid for it in years, good through this year, all on Bing rewards alone. No better deal in all of gaming.

Would be great if the streaming portion came to Switch, work well on the phone.

Bing is trash though the search filters out a ton of anti-microsoft stuff and puts in microsoft fluff pieces I can't use it anymore. I don't trust Bing.

Using Bing for gaming news would be like using CNN for political news. Garbage biased search engine. It's also a waste of time. Doing a bunch of daily searches just to save up for a $5 gift card or whatever that takes forever. I have to question if the people doing it have a job because I value my free time too much to waste doing that.

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@NathanDrakeSwag said:

Garbage biased search engine.

It's worse than Google (as is everyone else) but it's neither garbage nor biased, grow up lol.

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@ProtossRushX: @NathanDrakeSwag:

That's very much true. Also every time someone uses Bing it increased the risk of catching Bill Gate's corona nanochips by 66.6%.

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@NathanDrakeSwag said:
@ProtossRushX said:
@Fuhrer_D said:

On Xbox its like 98%, about 50/50 on PC. Haven't paid for it in years, good through this year, all on Bing rewards alone. No better deal in all of gaming.

Would be great if the streaming portion came to Switch, work well on the phone.

Bing is trash though the search filters out a ton of anti-microsoft stuff and puts in microsoft fluff pieces I can't use it anymore. I don't trust Bing.

Using Bing for gaming news would be like using CNN for political news. Garbage biased search engine. It's also a waste of time. Doing a bunch of daily searches just to save up for a $5 gift card or whatever that takes forever. I have to question if the people doing it have a job because I value my free time too much to waste doing that.

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@ghost_of_phobos said:

@ProtossRushX: @NathanDrakeSwag:

That's very much true. Also every time someone uses Bing it increased the risk of catching Bill Gate's corona nanochips by 66.6%.

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#79  Edited By xantufrog  Moderator
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@Pedro: yeah I mean that kind of thing helps sets this model apart from something like PS+ (or olde XBL) where the expectation is older stuff (and the fact that you have a pool to draw on of course, rather than a monthly rotation)

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@Archangel3371: Wake-up sheeple!

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#81 Sweetbackhair
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I have too many games I bought on my backlog, that it's rare that I play a game from the Gamepass subscription list. Did recently play/beat Gears Tactics from Gamepass, but couldn't tell you the last game I played from it.