Well I'm talking hypothetically. Right now Game pass isn't big enough to force anything. However, it is kinda scary when we have a trillion $ company with the recources to buy major publishers and force a sub model that could potentially disrupt the entire industry. If Microsoft starts putting major IPs D1 on game pass, people will likely expect everything to come to gp and stop buying games alltogether. Problem with that is that only a certain type of games seem to be feasible with the gp model. For example, here's why Calisto Protocol is not coming to Game pass

"Speaking to True Achievements, Chief Technology Officer Mark James dissed Game Pass and went on to describe the model as "difficult." Although The Callisto Protocol team might "think about it" for Game Pass, we wouldn't count on it. James continued: "You play through once [in The Callisto Protocol]. I think those services are built towards some of the open-world style and repetitive multiplayer games. I think games [like that] survive well on that service."

According to James, Games Pass doesn't always fit for independent studios that release single-player games. Well, at least in financial terms. He goes on to remind us that there are single-player games on Game Pass or coming to it - we're looking at you Starfield - but he thinks they'll come from the hardware companies themselves."

https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/the-callisto-protocol-developer-dismisses-xbox-game-pass/

I think you can still buy it out right but is it worth the money?   Probably not

Why was this Bob80 guy banned after 2 posts?

If you buy on torrent it is =p

@Azzanation seems like if an worker isn't starving the company doesn't need to raise his wage right?

You need to understand buisness and understand whats considered fair pricing and whats ripping off customers. 

When Xbox wanted to raise Live prices, the customers complained and good on them because it was ripping customers off. 

When Sony announced $70 games and want to increase Hardware by $50 for no apparent reason, is ripping customers off and due to people like yourself defending them, they are walking away with your money.

It actually baffles me on those defending unnecessary price hikes. Listening to Corporate PR and accepting it meanwhile they bank billions upon billions of actual profit.

Also if a worker is starving, thats not the companies issue. I know zero jobs for giving workers pay rises because they are starving. 

Reasons were given for the PS5 price increase.

https://blog.playstation.com/2022/08/25/ps5-price-to-increase-in-select-markets-due-to-global-economic-environment-including-high-inflation-rates/

That you accept those reasons or not due to your own well known biases is a topic of its own. 

Business is business. The ps5 sells out immediately and Sony can easily raise the price.... so they did. Pretty simple. Consumers dictate prices, not companies. The Switch is a great example. Could Nintendo reduce the price? For sure... but why would they? Nintendo has shareholders to satisfy. Corporations aren't going to leave money on the table.

And you actually believe that? meanwhile they continue to sellout of hardware daily and profit billions from their previous buisness model? Sad if true. 

Bias has nothing to do with price hikes. Take the goggles off for once and see what is actually happening around you. They want $50 more because they know they can, not because they need to.

Customers dictate the discounted price, that part is true, but not price hikes. Thats pure Corporate greed.

And you actually believe that? meanwhile they continue to sellout of hardware daily and profit billions from their previous buisness model? Sad if true. 

Bias has nothing to do with price hikes. Take the goggles off for once and see what is actually happening around you. They want $50 more because they know they can, not because they need to.

Customers dictate the discounted price, that part is true, but not price hikes. Thats pure Corporate greed.