What is your opinion on gaming subscription services?

[Shiken]

SvennoJ said:

Shiken said:

So in order to be a "true gamer"...I have to pay full price...for games I cannot even play?

Or is handing them your money early somehow going to prevent MTX and DLC?

Anyway it is different from a traditional "moneyhat" because unlike a "moneyhat" the game gets exposed to a broader audience via gamepass, and not just the existing fans.

Example, I played Nier Automata on gamepass and loved it.  So in return I bought Nier Replicant at full price physical.  That exposure got SE a sale from me, thanks to gamepass.

Did I say that? I just like to support devs I like. That doesn't make me a true gamer whatever that means. It won't prevent MTX nor DLC, and I won't buy those anyway. It does add to initial sales and revenue.

What are the existing fans for a new title, by a new developer, promoted by the 'money hat' ?

There are many ways to get interested in a game, but true gamepass is one of those ways. It's just that you need to pay a subscription for that. Why didn't you buy Nier Automata since you loved it?

Because I wanted to play on my Series X, but there is no physical version for the Become as Gods version of the game on XBox.

I still may buy digital, but digital does not interest me as much as physical.  I guess part of me wants to see if they make a true gen 9 version of the game with a physical release, which would be day 1 for me now (thanks to my experience with the game on gamepass).

But for the time being, I show my love for it by buying the physical version of the Replicant "Remakster" instead.