How has GamePass changed how you buy games?

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The narrative is that Xbox is teaching its consumers to not buy games. What say you? What tier do you subscribe to? And how has it impacted how much you spend and on what you spend your money?
 
rshandle said:
The narrative is that Xbox is teaching its consumers to not buy games. What say you? What tier do you subscribe to? And how has it impacted how much you spend and on what you spend your money?
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For me, it has changed which games I buy but not really how much. Absolutely if a game is released on GamePass day one, I typically won’t buy it. If I really enjoy it I’ll probably buy later at a discount.

I have bought a number of Xbox first party upgrades (like Starfield and Forza Horizon 5 and, sadly, Redfall). So they got me to spend some extra towards those.

I bought Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth because of other games released on GamePass that showed me how much I enjoyed them.

And GamePass allows me to buy other games not on GamePass that I really want to play.

I also play more variety and play more games overall.

So I’m probably in the camp that spends more since I’m subscribed to GamePass. But if I have to tighten my belt at least I still have a regular cadence of new (or new to me) games to play.
 
It hasnt changed the way I buy games. I've played games that I wouldnt have played because of game pass. If I want a game i'll buy it, if im on the fence game pass allows me to play it (if its available) and i'll pick it up later on sale or when it leaves it.

Said it in a few threads Game Pass has been great for me.
 
I use it exclusively to try Xbox first-party. I buy a month of PC GP to try a game and then I'm done. If I really like the game I buy...that doesn't happen very often
 
I have Game Pass Ultimate through July 2027 and it doesn't affect how I buy third party games unless they're on Game Pass Ultimate day one. It's all about day one for me because im not waiting to see if/when a game I want to play goes on Game Pass. I did however buy the Premium Edition of Starfield.

I am a subscription guy though and do prefer subscriptions over buying games due to the fact that I rarely replay games, don't care about ownership or collecting games. For example, I use Ubisoft+ on Xbox for their games where as before, I used to buy them all day one.

With that said, I do buy games. Bought Visions of Mana and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 digitally on Xbox recently as well as a few Call of Duty games that were on sale two weeks ago since I skipped them but after completing Modern Warfare III last year and looking forward to the Black Ops 6 campaign, I decided to buy Black Ops Cold War, Vanguard and Modern Warfare II. Also bought Scarlet Nexus, Star Ocean The Divine Force and Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion but not sure if I will ever play the first two games.

Next new game purchase and last for 2024 is the upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard which is looking more and more like my 2024 game of the year. Can't wait!!
 
rshandle said:
The narrative is that Xbox is teaching its consumers to not buy games. What say you? What tier do you subscribe to? And how has it impacted how much you spend and on what you spend your money?
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I only buy games. I don't think the narrative from Xbox is that it's teaching consumers to not buy games. On the contrary, 85-90% of the people are buying games on Xbox, with the other 10-15% using Game Pass. They said that, on console, Game Pass has reached a saturation point. It's just another option for consumers that want to consume games.
 
Not really. I still prefer outright buying games but quickly realizing that no one owns digital games. GamePass might actually be the best option, just rent and move on.
 
Yes, it has. I am a PC GamePass user.

I don't buy games I expect to be in GamePass and are not must haves. In combination with the free games from Epic it means I mostly buy less Indie games.
 
It hasn't changed mine because I just don't have/use game pass. Personally, I can't justify the price of it when I know I won't play enough games to make it worth it
 
rshandle said:
For me, it has changed which games I buy but not really how much. Absolutely if a game is released on GamePass day one, I typically won’t buy it. If I really enjoy it I’ll probably buy later at a discount.

I have bought a number of Xbox first party upgrades (like Starfield and Forza Horizon 5 and, sadly, Redfall). So they got me to spend some extra towards those.

I bought Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth because of other games released on GamePass that showed me how much I enjoyed them.

And GamePass allows me to buy other games not on GamePass that I really want to play.

I also play more variety and play more games overall.

So I’m probably in the camp that spends more since I’m subscribed to GamePass. But if I have to tighten my belt at least I still have a regular cadence of new (or new to me) games to play.
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I subscribe to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. It’s made me spend less on individual games since I can access a wide variety through the subscription.
 
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