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Interesting article. Honestly, it's fascinating seeing these major industry players having to answer questions outside of the realm of their usual short PR bits

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[–] Just_Not_Funny 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think consumers love game pass, though. I know I sure do.

[–] rookie 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

yeah! I'm a huge fan too, I've been beating that drum since it first dropped. It's great for indies and day 1 AAA accessibility, honestly. I've played so many more new releases in the last few years than I had in the decade prior to that option, and I try way more indie games than I used to since they're (generally) shorter and there's so many available. It's been so good for exploring new titles and genres that I probably never would've if I actually had to buy those games outright before getting to try them.

Like, I just 100%'d Chorus before it left game pass the other day - I really loved it, decent writing, sympathetic main characters, and some of the best dogfighting/flying I've ever experienced in any space game. Now that's a game I'm going to be super interested in any DLC or sequel for, and it's something I would've only maybe (but probably not) tried years down the line when I could buy it cheap, if not for game pass.

[–] Garthski 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If Sony claims publishers hate Game Pass, why did Sony create PS Plus Premium? I'm pretty sure i've seen articles before from some studios/indie devs saying Game Pass was beneficial to their game compared to it not being on it.

[–] MaxwellBygraves 1 points 1 year ago

Tbf PS+ extra/premium is just rebranded & expanded PS Now which existed long before Game Pass

[–] Dinochimp 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Game Pass has also made playing games with my partner easier and cheaper. Now the cost of a game isn't factored in as much if we want to try out a multilayer game.

I feel Sony's take on Game Pass is similar to how Blockbuster saw Netflix in the early days.

[–] rookie 2 points 1 year ago

yeah, that's true actually. me and mine both have the full 3 years bought out with the gold conversion, same with a few friends - it's really nice when a new multiplayer or co-op game hits, and we all know we just have it unlocked immediately, no worrying about who's in a place where they can actually spend 90CAD (or whatever new games are up to now) at the drop of a hat on it