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Microsoft admits Game Pass price hike drove away "millions" of subscribers (www.techspot.com)
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[–] 96 points 5 months ago (13 children)

I was one of those people. Yes I still have some remaining time left on my Gamepass Ultimate subscription, but I purchased a mid-level gaming pc and a bunch of Steam games. It'll be cheaper in the long run for me.

I've pulled off the Xbox band-aid and even reverting the price hike won't persuade me to go back. I've been a continuous subscriber since mid-360 days.

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  • [–] 44 points 5 months ago* (9 children)

    Welcome friend, even midlevel will open you to a world of gaming.

    Remember the order of purchases should be GOG (DRM free games), then Steam, then shittier platforms.

    Older games especially, things like the older fallout games you'll be able to pick up for <$5 and play for 60+ hours

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I would put Humble Bundle bundles at the top of the list.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Bump for humble. Run it for a year or two and you'll have a scary backlist in no time. Though I also have a bunch of shit (imo not actually) games from the early days before the pick system that I'll never play.

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  • [+] -6 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Gog top even after their Nazi symbols email recently?

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Yes, that was not intentional.

    There were lightning bolts that were supposed to be at the beginning and end of a phrase that ended up getting moved side by side.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    See I thought that it was just them being super unprofessional and letting the robot do their marketing for them and not even proofreading. Is that not still the case here?

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago

    Here's a question, why have it at all? It was not sent out to Germany with it. Why not just make that version the only one? Leave your emojis out of your subject lines and have your marketing team embed a professional image in the body, thats enough.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago

    I've been a PC gamer for decades, but completely stopped being also a console gamer after PS3.

    You can have a great time at the mid level, or even lower on PC. I built my mid range PC in 2016, and only just a few months ago did I upgrade my processor from an AMD 1600X to a 5600x and my Nvidia 1060 GPU to a Radeon 6600 XT. Cost me $350 for the both of them. Went the Radeon route because it plays nicer with Linux.

    There's enough great games out there worth playing that I'll be able to enjoy this system for the next several years.

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