UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.org · 5 months agoMicrosoft is hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and launching a new “Standard” tierwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down10cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.world
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft is hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and launching a new “Standard” tierwww.theverge.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.org · 5 months agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.world
minus-squareGamma@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months ago The new standard option also include online console multiplayer access, which is something that Xbox Game Pass for Console lacked previously. The standard tier sounds decent, loss of release day games but I’m guessing they’re expecting CoD to push people to the higher tier.
minus-squareHdcase@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoGame Pass used to mean all first party games, day one, and now 2/3 tiers on console won’t have that. It’s a pretty shocking turnaround.
minus-squareGamma@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoYou’re right, it’s a pretty big downgrade and probably reason enough to cancel for a lot. Especially with CoD, they could save the subscription for a few months and then buy it and keep it.
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The standard tier sounds decent, loss of release day games but I’m guessing they’re expecting CoD to push people to the higher tier.
Game Pass used to mean all first party games, day one, and now 2/3 tiers on console won’t have that. It’s a pretty shocking turnaround.
You’re right, it’s a pretty big downgrade and probably reason enough to cancel for a lot. Especially with CoD, they could save the subscription for a few months and then buy it and keep it.