There is really no upside to buying physical copies of a game on Xbox or PlayStation anymore. You typically need to download lots of patches (sometimes large day 1 patches), then if you get dlc that isn't on disk, I guess you can resell the game, but it's value is often nothing by that point. The only system I'd buy hard copies on is the Switch since it saves space on the console and Nintendo resale value is typically quite good. Hell, I sold 3 Pokemon games and bought a used S-series with the trade in.
Yeah, it feels like I'm constantly on the store app and I'm not a fan. Sure it looks a bit better than the ui before, but now I have to scroll past the "most played games" bar before I can actually get to my stuff. Terrible, but then what do you expect from a company that makes you pay extra for rechargeable batteries in their controllers in 2023. Nintendo and Sony definitely aren't perfect, but Microsoft is so jerky with some of the things they do.
@Sifi Huh. I'm a new s series owner, and it didn't occur to me to look since any other type of subscription service pretty much just has one place to buy from. How can 3rd party venders be selling game pass for so much less?
@ZuneTattooGuy is it though? You are paying for those day 1 releases. Ps premium is $120 a year (or $100 if you want extra instead which is mostly the same) vs game pass ultimate which works out to $203.88 a year.
Not necessarily a bad deal depending on what you value for your money, but the two services aren't one-to-one comparable.
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There is really no upside to buying physical copies of a game on Xbox or PlayStation anymore. You typically need to download lots of patches (sometimes large day 1 patches), then if you get dlc that isn't on disk, I guess you can resell the game, but it's value is often nothing by that point. The only system I'd buy hard copies on is the Switch since it saves space on the console and Nintendo resale value is typically quite good. Hell, I sold 3 Pokemon games and bought a used S-series with the trade in.
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Yeah, it feels like I'm constantly on the store app and I'm not a fan. Sure it looks a bit better than the ui before, but now I have to scroll past the "most played games" bar before I can actually get to my stuff. Terrible, but then what do you expect from a company that makes you pay extra for rechargeable batteries in their controllers in 2023. Nintendo and Sony definitely aren't perfect, but Microsoft is so jerky with some of the things they do.
Re: These 19 Games Will Be Included With Xbox Game Pass Core At Launch
@Sifi Huh. I'm a new s series owner, and it didn't occur to me to look since any other type of subscription service pretty much just has one place to buy from. How can 3rd party venders be selling game pass for so much less?
Re: These 19 Games Will Be Included With Xbox Game Pass Core At Launch
@ZuneTattooGuy is it though? You are paying for those day 1 releases. Ps premium is $120 a year (or $100 if you want extra instead which is mostly the same) vs game pass ultimate which works out to $203.88 a year.
Not necessarily a bad deal depending on what you value for your money, but the two services aren't one-to-one comparable.