For PLN 54.99 a month, or in a cheaper version for PLN 39.99 / month, we get access to “over 100 high-quality games”. The library of games shared on the Microsoft service is indeed gigantic, but does using it really make sense?
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I have been using the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription invariably since December 2020, i.e. already 9 months. The numbers show that it was worth it, because I spent only PLN 4 in the first 3 months (in promotion), and the next 6 months I paid 55 zlotys. In total, over PLN 330, i.e. I spent little more than buying one new game. Despite everything, I feel unsatisfied and I have the impression that I played most of the titles casually.
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My top 5 games by length of time on Xbox Game Pass are:
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- Sea of Thieves – 30 hours (console + PC)
- FIFA 21 – 26 hours (console)
- Hades – 24 hours (console)
- Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance – 15 hours (console + PC)
- Minecraft Dungeons – 8 hours (console)
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In practice, if not for the recently added Hades, there would be nothing to brag about. In addition to this short list, I have downloaded dozens of games over the years. It often ended up with downloads, or a short gameplay and uninstallation. Unfortunately, in Xbox Game Pass a large part of the available “hits” are mainly shooters. I do not hide, I can not play such titles with a controller. For this reason, I even bought “Outriders” available in XGP on Steam to play comfortably with a mouse.
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Xbox Game Pass is a profitable service, but not everyone will find something for themselves there
I do not want to say that XGP is a poor subscription, because I would certainly be lying. Especially that the versions only for the console or only for the PC cost no longer 55 but 40 zlotys. There are certainly dozens of “games to be played” out there, but … real hits are missing. If only Game Pass included, for example, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla if Cyberpunk 2077, that would be something interesting about this subscription. Interesting RPGs are missing.
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There is another problem – nothing is forever, and often it is only for a while. Recently, we could play Xbox Game Pass GTA V. Before I could install Rockstar Studios and sit down to it, it was removed from the list of available productions. GTA V came to the service on April 8, and disappeared on August 16. For 4 months you can easily go through the story, but what about the online game?
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If someone paid for access to Xbox Game Pass for 4 months and played mainly in GTA V Onlinein short: he lost a lot. Now he has to pay for the game if he is going to continue having fun.
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Xbox Series X – impressions. We open the box with the console
Recently, Microsoft has enriched the Game Pass offer by … acquiring Bethesda Softworks. So there are even fresh hits in the Xbox service, such as even Doom Eternal. Here again, if someone feels comfortable with shooters with a controller in hand, that’s great – there is something to be happy about. He is also, of course, immortal Skyrimbut has anyone else played it?
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