Microsoft to release next 'Call of Duty' game on subscription service, source says (www.reuters.com)

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[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 62 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

LuL

Buy console

Subscribe to internet

Subscribe to Xbox whatever

Subscribe to game

Buy in-game content

[-] mark3748@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago

Well, it just says they’re including it with Game Pass. So you have the option of not actually purchasing the game for $70 (every year!) but you still get to play. There’s a lot of good games for both Xbox and PC so it’s a decent value proposition for a lot of people.

I don’t buy AAA games, so it’s kind of nice to have the option to play some of them without a big upfront investment. The real stars are the smaller and indie games.

It’s not for everyone, but for the cost of a Netflix subscription I can play a shitload of games on my PC and my kids get a huge library on the console.

[-] CharlesReed@kbin.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

This is why I like GamePass. There's a bunch of games on there that I probably wouldn't play otherwise. And yeah, they're not all great, but I've found some that I really enjoy.

[-] maynarkh@feddit.nl 6 points 2 weeks ago

GamePass is still early in the enshittification cycle. It will get worse.

[-] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Can't wait for game pass games to show an ad on each death

[-] havokdj@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Pretty soon it will be subscribe to console as well

[-] zelifcam@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Didn’t they do that already? I thought Microsoft offered low end Xbox with a subscription when they first launched gamepass?

[-] Aielman15@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe you're thinking of Xbox All-access, which allowed users to buy Xbox + Game Pass Ultimate and pay them all over one year (or three, can't remember).

[-] muse@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Two years, I got a series s and game pass ultimate for the cost of game pass ultimate.

It now is a lovely media machine for my living room after being paid off and the gamepass expired

[-] NoneYa@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

They’re kind of working on one device that is basically smaller than an Apple TV and will connect to your TV and is thought to be strictly for streaming games and nothing more. Essentially would be this since you have no storage or resources for locally stored game playing.

This small device was seen on a shelf in a live stream a few years ago and there were some other rumors surrounding it.

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 9 points 2 weeks ago

Cod players be like: noice

[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

How long until we get Microsoft teams up with Mountain Dew to release xbox ~~verification cans~~ 2FA devices?

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Not quite.

Buy Xbox and then either subscribe to gamepass ultimate or buy the game and then subscribe to gamepass core (just renamed XBL gold) to play online. Its still dumb that you have to pay to play online but you still have the option to outright buy any MS published games.

[-] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

The point of paying to play online is to pay for the features and infrastructure to support it.

Otherwise you end up with PS2 Online or Nintendo WFC. Both rampant with horrible lag and cheaters.

[-] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Now those online services are supported by digital sales, like on PC storefronts. Digital makes up the majority of console purchases now too, but they still continue to charge for online, so it's no wonder PC market share grew in the interim.