It’s what I’ve always been saying. Just like being against paying for online. But there are gamers who don’t think long term or are influencers hiding in the threads to help push the agenda.
I’ve said it over and over. Microsoft isn’t about gaming. They’re about owning it and controlling gaming and make gamers pay an annual payment that’s a revenue stream to them by using games as the carrot just like Windows. I’ve said Game Pass is just DRM 2013 2.0. If they’re successful, they will hurt used games, lending and trading as has been said before.
Nothing good comes from mega corporations given free reign. Just more money out of pocket and limited options in the future. The fans will say it’s great what’s happening not seeing that multiplatform games are being bought out in favor of a service and hurts everyone else.
Remember when I said over and over about EMBRACE, EXTEND, EXSTINGUISH? It’s been their modus operandi all this time. Sony has just been able to thwart their plans. Game pass was created since DRM 2013(always online) failed but they didn’t give up on it. They are grooming gamers with it. They get you to like it with cheap price of entry, try to make it a standard by extending it to other platforms but their competitor, to try to put them at a disadvantage. It’s text book. I’ve read the book and seen it coming in paperback and hard cover. They couldn’t beat Nintendo or Sony through competition. So, they’ll buy everything out to either make money off of their competitor if the games stay on other platforms. Or take away what everyone enjoyed. Just like they tried to force XBL gamers over to game pass with that price hike, they are trying to force gamers to buy an Xbox by locking games down.
Some will say butt hurt. But it’s the industry and your wallets that will hurt soon enough if you want to continue playing the games you like. I’ve tried to tell what they were doing and still trying to do. I warned you. Get ready for the repercussions. Thanks Microsoft. I see through that smile two faced Phil.