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$30 would be 6 AAA titles per year. There are barely that many descent games released in a decade.




Gamepass has a lot more than AAA’s (Silk Song for instance) and if you haven’t been sticking with consoles in particular over the last 10-15 years the back catalog of tentpole titles is actually pretty impressive.

I’ve had many conversations with people in their 30s who have not touched video games since the 360/PS3 era. Gamepass, even if just for a few months, makes a ton of sense for them if they have the time.

I say this as somebody who absolutely does not think people should be paying $30 for gamepass generally speaking and I think Microsoft/Xbox is incredibly weak right now. But there are certainly cases where it makes a ton of sense and Sony isn’t exactly offering a better alternative unless you want a Final Fantasy machine that’s library is dominated by PS3/PS4 remasters (which in many ways mimics the value prop of gamepass for those who have not been gaming for years).


> There are barely that many descent games released in a decade.

There were three in the 90s that I know of. Have I missed some since?


At least the two Descent: FreeSpace titles...

Skyrim, GTA V, Minecraft

I think it was either a joke or a comment on the "descent" spelling of decent, referring to the Descent (sci-fi space sims) games.

Shamed me there



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