• nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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    6 months ago

    Lol Microsoft will be there, hard pass on windows or any windows based platform, hard pass in Microsoft in general.

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      6 months ago

      You know how they’ve been saying “Xbox isn’t going away! Xbox isn’t dying!”

      What if they announce an Xbox SteamDeck 🤣

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          6 months ago

          That means easy enough access to FIFA, Minecraft & Fortnite for the common user. Those 3 games are a must have for any mainstream console.

          If Gamepass starts supporting downloads on Steam, I will be able to ditch Windows completely. My kid wants to play FIFA (FC25), the most popular Football (soccer) game on earth, it’s literally the Call of Duty of sports. And to get him his fix, I keep my 3rd PC with Windows. If Gamepass comes to Steam, all my PCs will be running Bazzite (except the deck, running Steam OS).

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          6 months ago

          I will truly never undestand the hard-on for gamepass. Have people learned nothing from Netflix/hulu/prime et al. The only thing separating us from a pile of trash software like the Atari days is the existence of fucking physical ownership. Seriously concerned about how dumb the average person is becoming. We have enshitification all around us but people are hell bent on the monolithic cancerous mass that is microsoft controlling more of the gaming space. Jesus fucking Christ!

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            6 months ago

            If ever game pass is the only legal option for accessing a game, I’ll happily consider revising my opinion, until then increased choices is always more consumer friendly. People should make their own personal choices about which of those options work best for themselves, and just because one option is preferred by some people, doesn’t mean another can’t be preferable to others.

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              6 months ago

              Exactly. As long as the games can bought (preferably physically, but at least digitally), I see no issue for this.

              People should stop to keep their subscriptions when they do not use it. I subscribe to gamepass for 1 or 2 months, play all the games I am interested in, then stop it. If more people do that, the only way for Microsoft to keep subscribers is by improving its service to stay relevant.