XB1 Games with Gold "might not look exactly the way things have looked in the past"

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selnor1983 said:

fps_d0minat0r said:

selnor1983 said:
No Id prefer to have the game. I dont want a rental service.

lets face it, effectively every online game on PS4 and X1 is a rental including titanfall. stop paying your rent (subscription), and the game is useless.

Yes there are a lot of good offline games, but if games with gold gives you an online orientated game, you are going to have to pay to play it online anyway.

Ideally I'd also like for us to be allowed to keep good games without them being tied to whether or not you are subscribed, but realistically thats never gonna happen. The only games its happening with are the ones which are dirt cheap to begin with, or so old that people will have much better stuff to play instead.

No games for gold isnt like that. When you download the game its yours to keep regardless if you keep your Gold Subscription. 

I believe what he is saying is that if you are going to be paying for LIVE anyways, especially if the free game is an online game, what's the big deal? With the PS+ style service you're not only getting access to much newer titles, but more overall titles as well. My sub is still good for another 13 months and I already have a stupidly large backlog on PS3 and that doesn't even count the other games I get on my Vita and PS4. You get A LOT of games. "Renting" all those games (You will end up with well over 30+ easy per console) for just $50 a year and no due dates is a freaking steal. You could rent a limited selection at your local Redbox kiosk (US) for $2/day per title.

He also makes the point that yes you OWN a game like Titanfall (Or any "Online Only" title), but isn't it almost the same idea as PS+ games? Don't pay your LIVE sub, Titanfall is gone. 

Yes you could always choose to get LIVE again and play your Titanfall, but same holds true for PS+. If I do not renew my sub, I lose access to all the games I got. Once I sign up again I regain access to any and all PS+ titles I downloaded in the past. I don't neeed to keep them on my HDD either. They will always be available for me to download, free of charge. $50/year and the longer you stay the bigger of a steal that $50 becomes. It is value that grows over time.

Honestly, I am shocked it is only $50/year. I took advantage during Black Friday and snagged a year for $30.

 

 

This would be awesome for XBox One. It would add so much value and I would easily have one in my home and pay the $60/year sub.