Gears of War - Metacritic (currently 85)

[DonFerrari]

VAMatt said:

Bristow9091 said:

Oh snap, looks like I'm getting Game Pass boys! :D

This is going to be very interesting to watch over the next couple of years - big games coming to Gamepass day one drives subscriptions, probably a whole lot.  But, will those people continue to subscribe after they're finished with Gears, or will they lapse and re-up when Halo hits next year?  That's really the big question mark and challenge for all subscription services that offer short terms options.  

For my part, I took advangage of the $1 upgrade deal.  My XBL sub ran out in July.  So, I purchased 3 more years of XBL for about $160, then upgraded to Ultimate for $1.  So, I'm at about $4.50 per month for Gamepass for the next three years.  That made it a no-brainer.  I did this in anticipation of games like Halo and Forza Horizon that I'll want to play going forward.  The back catalog helps, of course.  But, really, that wasn't a big factor for me.  It was the future value proposition.  At $4.50 month, the math is clear.  At $10-$15, it would be a much harder call.  

The only way the business model can work is basically with people signing for one game and seeing the price not being high and keep sub or even forget to cancel.If people just sign for the month the big game they want releases and basically have the sig 1-3 months a year they would be making much less money than the direct sales.

Time will tell what balance they may find.