alabtrosMyster
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Who says that?
I just have to pay for Netflix and I get all these movies/tv shows for free!
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Only for GamePass this statement make sense...
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I just have to pay for Netflix and I get all these movies/tv shows for free!
Aion002
Member
Actually is great for everybody on Xbox that has access to MS Rewards.
You get access to a shit ton of games to play anywhere + extra reward points to get the games you want to buy for free or with discounts.
For example: In one month you can get 20 usd in rewards, with 3 months you can get a brand new game for free, a bunch of games on sales or you can even save to always have game pass for free.
And all it takes is 10 minutes or less of your time to get all the daily points.
Unless you hate playing video games, there's absolutely nothing to complain about this service.
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DaGwaphics
Member
Seems over the top. We've already got the shrines and rituals, a monthly tithe is just too far.
But at least you do get the games, so, I guess it works out.
I was a bit bummed that their were no good GPU deals during BF this year, maybe during the Xmas week sales.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Bless you OP for thinking that this thread won't turn into 'game pass bad' thread.
Secondly, anyone whose paying full price for game pass, just holler at ya boys, you can get 3 years of gamepass for $110 or less, with just 2 minutes of work.
Or if you want to do the daily rewards, you can even get it for free. Hollar at
Topher
for the deets.
With those metrics, anything on the service may as well be free.
Secondly, anyone whose paying full price for game pass, just holler at ya boys, you can get 3 years of gamepass for $110 or less, with just 2 minutes of work.
Or if you want to do the daily rewards, you can even get it for free. Hollar at
Topher
for the deets.With those metrics, anything on the service may as well be free.
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Topher
Gold Member
Bless you OP for thinking that this thread won't turn into 'game pass bad' thread.
Secondly, anyone whose paying full price for game pass, just holler at ya boys, you can get 3 years of gamepass for $110 with just 2 minutes of work.
Or if you want to do the daily rewards, you can even get it for free. Hollar at
With those metrics, anything on the service may as well be free.
|OT| - Microsoft Rewards |OT| Get Game Pass for free
Yep. Anyone can invest a few minutes each day into building up Microsoft Rewards points and redeem those points for Microsoft Rewards. Those diligent enough will never have to pay a dime. This will show you how. Disclaimer: No, I have no affiliation with Microsoft whatsoever and I do not...
Topher
Gold Member
Seems over the top. We've already got the shrines and rituals, a monthly tithe is just too far.
Sir, you should be more tolerant of other people's religion.
reinking
Gold Member
II used to use rewards for Gold just because I could achieve it with no extra effort on my part just by using bing on PC and a few other things. When I moved to GPU I had to put effort into it and it started feeling like a chore. Not that it is difficult or lengthy, just that I had to remember to do it. I still use bing (even though it is getting worse for actual searching IMO) to collect rewards but it doesn't cover my whole cost of GPU so I do the gold conversion.
Sony does not offer a reward program unless you use a Sony or PlayStation branded credit card. I have been using a PlayStation branded card for about 5 years now. I use it to pay bills and daily purchases. I also make sure to pay it off every month (I just pay the balance every paycheck so it does not get out of control). I get enough points from that to buy PlayStation Plus and a few games throughout the year. I have close to $300 worth of points sitting in my awards account from this year and that is after spending some. Too bad I forgot to cash out for Sony gift cards to apply it toward my PSVR2 preorder.
I do wish Sony would come up a decent reward program like MicroSoft has but I also understand they do not have a web browser to generate the ad revenue to do it.
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UltimaKilo
Gold Member
What the hell is this? 
RoboFu
One of the green rats
JealousyWhat the hell is this?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
What the hell is this?
A miserable pile of secrets.
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Topher
Gold Member
I can get that. It does take some dedication to a daily chore to maximize the benefit.
Sony does not offer a reward program unless you use a Sony or PlayStation branded credit card. I have been using a PlayStation branded card for about 5 years now. I use it to pay bills and daily purchases. I also make sure to pay it off every month (I just pay the balance every paycheck so it does not get out of control). I get enough points from that to buy PlayStation Plus and a few games throughout the year. I have close to $300 worth of points sitting in my awards account from this year and that is after spending some. Too bad I forgot to cash out for Sony gift cards to apply it toward my PSVR2 preorder.
I do wish Sony would come up a decent reward program like MicroSoft has but I also understand they do not have a web browser to generate the ad revenue to do it.
Sony's Playstation launched their loyalty program that lets you earn points doing gaming activities. Not the same thing as MS Rewards, but it doesn't require you to use a Sony credit card.
PlayStation Stars | Join the PlayStation loyalty program to earn rewards
Join the PlayStation Stars loyalty program and start earning points to exchange for exclusive PlayStation digital collectibles, PS Store credit and more
www.playstation.com
vaibhavpisal
Member
^ Tell me you don't know about MS Rewards without saying you don't know about MS Rewards. LOL
Topher
Gold Member
Microsoft first party games don't cost $70.....yet.
vaibhavpisal
Member
SLB1904
Banned
So majority of the games.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Day 1 releases happen quiet often.
Monster Hunter Rise is coming in few months.
Would've been a day 1 purchase for me otherwise.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
sainraja
Member
My post wasn't a complaint. People have different ways of accessing what they like and I was sharing another perspective that aligns with my own.Actually is great for everybody on Xbox that has access to MS Rewards.
You get access to a shit ton of games to play anywhere + extra reward points to get the games you want to buy for free or with discounts.
For example: In one month you can get 20 usd in rewards, with 3 months you can get a brand new game for free, a bunch of games on sales or you can even save to always have game pass for free.
And all it takes is 10 minutes or less of your time to get all the daily points.
Unless you hate playing video games, there's absolutely nothing to complain about this service.
sainraja
Member
So, even YOU don't think it is worth paying for. You would rather invest your time grinding MS/Xbox rewards to pay for it. I can understand that, after all...when it really is free for you, then why not? No wonder you are willing to
Perhaps stop focusing on their posts? And who was bitching about Game Pass? You don't always need to be so defensive.
If you are going to laugh at something, you should at least be informed about it. You can earn rewards on the new PlayStation system and use it towards a gift card that allows you to put it towards whatever you like ā sub, games, etc. (I don't know how grindy it is, but if it is more grindy than MS rewards, you can surely laugh at that if it will make you feel better.)P.S. Sony has reward system now playstation Stars or something. You can get digital trophies and if you do really good you can get a premium award of Sony customer service
Don't get my wrong. I have no problem with the value a sub service can provide (and that is something that is always changing based on what it might offer at a given time). My habits are different than yours and based on what I have realized so far, I just tend to buy games I want.
So, unlike you, in the long run, I can end up spending more if I do both.
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sainraja
Member
It is a little bit more.....but yeah, my reason for subscribing to Game Pass Ultimate when it launched was basically that ā I want to play online and being able to get access to a library of games is a plus.
(And I have actually paid for it ā but in the future, when it comes time to renew, I will base it on how much I found myself using it). I also had mine extended with the All Access offer and lost a couple months due to the max limit thing (since some of the months I had, I had already paid for before).
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Topher
Gold Member
Really wasn't about the cost, but rather the implication. $70 games implies something other than Microsoft first party.....which is why I asked. Thanks for the clarification.
NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
The psychology here is very obvious, but you gotta admit, when you get the chance to try a widely praised game on GP and you donāt like it, it even feels like you got free money.
Perceived value is a peculiar thing. I pay more each month for GP than what I would with Disney+ or Netflix, but even if I could watch one or more movies a day every month, Iād still feel those subscriptions are too expensive. I donāt feel this way with Game Pass.
Perceived value is a peculiar thing. I pay more each month for GP than what I would with Disney+ or Netflix, but even if I could watch one or more movies a day every month, Iād still feel those subscriptions are too expensive. I donāt feel this way with Game Pass.
Victor Omega
Member
From the perspective of an existing Game Pass subscriber it feels āfreeā.
Like the orange juice in my fridge. As a user of my appartement, the orange juice feels free, even if I bought it before
Itās like ādonāt order an (expensive) orange juice here, we have some at homeā.
Donāt order an expensive 70 EUR game, we can have it cheaper for the 12 EUR per month, we already payed.
this ^
I ask you all: Is this "feeling of free" exclusive to gaming?
CatLady
Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
It is most definitely worth paying for where did I say it wasn't. But why should I NOT use the not use the rewards I get it for Free. Doing what I normally would do every day is not grinding, in fact a lot of the quests are fun to me.So, even YOU don't think it is worth paying for. You would rather invest your time grinding MS/Xbox rewards to pay for it. I can understand that, after all...when it really is free for you, then why not? No wonder you are willing toadvertise fordefend it blindly.
Instead of accusing me of defending something blindly, do some introspection and ask yourself why you always pretend to be neutral, yet you have to rush in to defend Sony blindly
I will focus on whatever I want who are you to tell what to do and how to react. Maybe in the future mind your own business and don't focus on my posts..
If you're going to in to defend Sony's crappy reward program and tell me not to laugh at it, maybe YOU should be better informed or at least know what you have to do to get them and how grindy it is or isn't.
theStartupSound
Member
This is indeed a pretty big GP incentive to me. The feeling of paying for a game and not even like it after I tried it, is something Iād like to avoid
Banjo64
cumsessed
Yeah I just use it to gradually accrue points too. Use it for hardware now.
Just checked though and 15k points for 3 months of Gold is easy as piss.
Another one if you just subscribe to normal Game Pass would be to set auto redeem for the Ā£5 Xbox credit @ 5500 points a month and then just top up @ Ā£2.99 a month.
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Banjo64
cumsessed
The Switch edition of Skyrim
Antwix
Member
I feel as if this notion came, at least in part from, clickbait style articles/videos which are quite prevalent in the gaming scene.
Anyway, if you're paying money for a service, you're delusional if you think games/products coming out on that service are "free". However many people like myself take advantage of easy rewards to get these services for free. Just a few minutes a day while taking a shit or laying in bed in the morning/night.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
sainraja
Member
Yeah, that is true. I have spoken on this before...when Sony started the PS+ thing ā people were quick to say "FREE" and I would always point out that it is included as part of the subscription or we have access to it due to what we pay monthly, can't be free if there is a cost to it; eventually I stopped doing that.
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light2x
Member
This is a good analogy.From the perspective of an existing Game Pass subscriber it feels āfreeā.
Like the orange juice in my fridge. As a user of my appartement, the orange juice feels free, even if I bought it before
Itās like ādonāt order an (expensive) orange juice here, we have some at homeā.
Donāt order an expensive 70 EUR game, we can have it cheaper for the 12 EUR per month, we already payed.
Griffon
Member
Nothing that a demo (and/or a good refund policy) can't do.This is indeed a pretty big GP incentive to me. The feeling of paying for a game and not even like it after I tried it, is something Iād like to avoid
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
I've missed you so much.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
I subscribe to Gamepass because it makes sense to do so, I would buy Halo, Gears, Starfield, etc. Day 1.
So getting all the other games as well, feels free.
I subscribe to Amazon Prime to get the deliveries. The tv and music feels free.
yurinka
Member
This, because they aren't free.
Also, you don't get the game for being subscribed. You don't own them, you get allowed to play it while still subscribed and while the game is still available in the service. Once you unsubscribe or once they remove it from the service you won't be able to play them.
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Reizo Ryuu
Gold Member
You used "could of", you have no right to bitch about people using "free" for gamepass.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Just the amount of day 1 games I've played in 2021~2022 alone has covered, multiple times even, what I paid for the 3 years I have ongoing right now. I agree with you, with a scenario like that it does feel 'free'. The same applies for people who feel like they've gotten their worth of their PS+ sub as well.
Feelsgoodman.
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theStartupSound
Member
Well, the times when most of the games had a demo, are pretty much over. And refunds ā¦ I always have the fear of landing on some kind of blacklist when I refund too much
DaGwaphics
Member
So true. If you play one little indie on GP a month you've basically already covered the cost of the subscription (even at full price), everything else is essentially "free" after that. If you play like one or two franchises exclusively, than obviously a gaming sub isn't for you.
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TLZ
Banned
Not for me no. It's the same for every service I have.
Boots_the_God
Member
I still donāt get the issue people have with game pass being promoted the way it is by gamers. A brand new $70 game can drop and you can tell a friend ādonāt buy it, just check it out on game passā. We know game pass isnāt free, but itās as close as it gets considering people can literally play the entire game for $1 
. What more needs to be said past that?
. What more needs to be said past that?
Arachnid
Member
This is it. I've used that conversion twice, and it's only a dollar. That's 6 years of ultimate for 2 dollars.
Sure, 2 dollars isn't really free, but it may as well be.
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Topher
Gold Member
But that 2 dollars doesn't cover the price of Xbox Live Gold so it isn't really just $2, right?
I still donāt get the issue people have with game pass being promoted the way it is by gamers. A brand new $70 game can drop and you can tell a friend ādonāt buy it, just check it out on game passā. We know game pass isnāt free, but itās as close as it gets considering people can literally play the entire game for $1
Yeah, but most "brand new $70" games are not on Game Pass. You tell your friend that and they go on Game Pass expecting to see Midnight Suns and they are going to be disappointed.
I'm not trying to downplay Game Pass here. Folks saying they are getting Vampire Survivors for "free" implies "included with the service" and that is fine. But going too far and embellishing what the service actually is doesn't make a lot of sense to me either.
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PumpkinPie
Banned
I just got a Series X today and was planning on getting non-ultimate gamepass. I browsed the game list and there were literally five games at the most which interested me 
I thought most games were on there.
I thought most games were on there.
Topher
Gold Member
I just got a Series X today and was planning on getting non-ultimate gamepass. I browsed the game list and there were literally five games at the most which interested me
The vast majority of Xbox first party games are there. Most third party games are not.