@KungfuKitten said:
I'm thinking about subscription services. I have a natural repulsion for subscription services but...
I'm eyeing the EA Origins Premier and MS Game Pass and Twitch Prime Loot and Humble Bundle Monthly services to see if they are worth it. Do you know of any other subscriptions that give you access to games? (Not streaming, please.)
It's tough to say. I'm not done thinking about it. Normally I spend quite a bit of money on buying video games. Like $200 per month. Basically I'll have to see how much a combination of these services would cost me and how much I would have realistically spent on purchasing the games that they happen to offer in a month's period. But it could be lucrative. Because I buy lots of games. And looking at their prices, if 1/4th of the games I normally buy are included in these services going forward... that might end up being cheaper for me.
That's actually the last thing I bought; the EA Origin Premier. It's actually a pretty good deal. I mean I did the year deal for $100. Get to play upcoming games early, get upgraded versions of games, and currently has 138 games at the moment. I've already gotten my moneys worth as I plan on grabbing Battlefield V, Fifa 19, & Anthem right off the bat so I'm saving money by not paying full price for these games. And I've downloaded Burnout Paradise Remastered, Limbo, Inside, Fifa 18, The Sims 4, Crysis 3, Need for Speed Payback, etc. Not a fan of EA but can't pass up a good deal when I see one that benefits me.
I've been on the fence with the Microsoft Game Pass and honestly...I'm not a fan of it. I think it's great for people on Xbox but for PC users not so much; the games are extremely limited because you can only play Xbox Play Anywhere titles. So I'm left with Gears of War 4, Sea of Thieves, State of Decay 2, and a few others. Which is good for those that want to play those games but not for me. I might just outright buy Forza Horizon 4 instead of trying it out Game Pass because I am hyped for that game. I think the deals they do sometimes for like $2 for 2 months or whatever is great but aside from that; not so much. I've watch a video shortly after E3 when Phil Spencer actually talked about how he knows the Xbox App & Microsoft store needs more attention for gamers as it's not exactly gamer friendly and said it's something they are looking into working and improving in the future. Maybe if they revamp Xbox for the PC I'll consider it; plus I'm meticulous with my stuff so I like to make sure I carry everything over to Steam to just launch from one platform and I can't with Microsoft games...lol.
Humble Bundle is something I've been eyeing as well because it seems like a pretty good deal as well.
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