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Post by SpiralScratch on Jan 21, 2022 18:18:27 GMT
I think my engagement with 'free' content from Game Pass and PS Plus are heavily influenced by 90% of my gaming hours being Destiny 2 and that'll probably be the case again this year (sad but true i am still married to it as my main squeeze after 4 years). Anything else I play is palate cleanser, taking short breaks from D2 or D2 slow weeks at the end of seasons. I got Game Pass for the Series X 6 months ago, if in a year i get some quality time from 3 good games on GP then it was worth having. Halo Infinite and Forza 5 alone have justified it so far, 30+ enjoyable hours in each since Christmas, they were big draws for me getting it in the first place. I haven't bought a game for the SX since i got it. They may be exceptions too as they pulled me in and kept me playing. I haven't installed much else from GP.
If i end up having to pay £12+ a month for GP down the line i may feel differently and stop subbing. (looks at all my TV streaming subs, who am i kidding I can't resist having everything on tap all the time)
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Post by 111 on Jan 21, 2022 18:44:56 GMT
I'm usually pretty late to the party on games (or TV series) - if I'm starting one it's because I've heard people talking about it for ages so I invest in it once I've started whether I bought it or not. I don't really browse either Game Pass or Netflix - I search for the specific thing I want just like I would if I was buying a disc of it.
I do recognise what OP is talking about, though - I remember being very into the handful of demos that came on a disc with a new family PC as a kid. Then losing my mind at finding websites with hundreds of demos, but in practice almost immediately losing interest in actually playing any of them.
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Post by Sarfrin on Jan 21, 2022 20:36:52 GMT
I struggle to put time into games I have bought.
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Post by eleven63 on Jan 21, 2022 21:58:53 GMT
I make a real effort into games I've had to pay for.
Those, as part of a 'subscription', whatever...
Like, Dirt 5... And, so what? It's fun, looks great. But, but.
Couldn't give a shit - a real shit as in, must come top in every race, type shit
It's obviously all shit.
Long week.
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Post by crispyxuk on Jan 21, 2022 22:48:32 GMT
I’ll try any old shit on a sub, but I often don’t give games their due time.
Purchases though? If they don’t grab me (which is rare as I know what I like) they’ll go some where I may notice to force me to play again.
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Post by spacein_vader on Jan 22, 2022 3:59:31 GMT
The opposite, it's been a real boon to me. I've tried loads of games I wouldn't if I'd had to purchase them (as 90%+ of games don't seem to have demos any more.) some I've loved, enough to buy if they leave the pass, some I haven't so I've saved the money I could have wasted and some I enjoyed all the way through but don't appeal to my replayability so feel I've got all I can from them.
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Post by britesparc on Jan 22, 2022 7:42:27 GMT
I understand the whole paralysis of choice thing, but I hardly ever browse for stuff to play. There are either games I'd have bought - Halo - or games I wish I could have bought but knowing how little free time I have I wouldn't have wanted to lay down that much cash - Forza, Flight Sim, ME Legendary. So I seek out the games I want to play.
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Post by hedben on Jan 22, 2022 7:46:45 GMT
I must have grabbed 90% of the freebies from PS+ since it started and I've played Ground Zeroes, Journey and Second Son Infamous (which I hated in general but did like the power combo mwchanics so I persevered). The others are either played for 15minutes and deleted or never got installed in the first place. So I've passed on Gamepass. Game Pass is in a totally different league to Games With Gold or PS+ though. I get and then immediately cancel every GWG game, haven't played one for years. But Game Pass gives me access to games that are being talked about on podcasts, games that feature on GOTY lists. That's a totally new experience for me - it's great. Last year I played Unpacking and Hades and tons of other games I'd probably never have bought. And I'm currently on Nobody Saves The World, and have installed Death's Door and Outer Wilds. Guess it's not for everyone but it's definitely for me. |
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Post by britesparc on Jan 22, 2022 8:24:01 GMT
Absolutely this, too; so many new and talked-about games that I'd never buy, thinking I didn't have the time or wasn't sure if I'd be into it, that I now get to sample on Game Pass.
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Post by darkling on Jan 22, 2022 8:29:37 GMT
I feel my 3 years of GPU is an investment, and knowing some games aren't on Game Pass forever is a good motivation to play them.
Edit: I used to be that guy who got a warm feeling inside after buying and playing a game, knowing it was all mine, forever.
... then I looked over at my shelf of games - every single one gathering dust - and realised that in reality there's no difference between buying a game, completing it, and putting it on the shelf and installing a Game Pass game, completing it, and uninstalling it.
The only difference is cost, with Game Pass being far cheaper. Then, when my 3 years GPU subscription is over and I'm really itching to play a game I can no longer access, there's nothing stopping me picking up a copy from a bargain bin.
In that way, you could even see Game Pass as a "sampler menu" then simply buy games for keeps further down the line, on sale.
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Post by Danno on Jan 22, 2022 8:53:26 GMT
The opposite, it's been a real boon to me. I've tried loads of games I wouldn't if I'd had to purchase them (as 90%+ of games don't seem to have demos any more.) some I've loved, enough to buy if they leave the pass, some I haven't so I've saved the money I could have wasted and some I enjoyed all the way through but don't appeal to my replayability so feel I've got all I can from them. God I miss demos. |
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Post by ToomuchFluffy on Jan 24, 2022 19:05:30 GMT
I can't really answer that question. For me the choice paralysis comes more from just having a huge backlog, no matter if I actually bought something myself or not. I don't feel like I "own" the games I did get for free from the Epic games store, but that's more that I just don't have the most positive attitude towards their store and launcher. And unlike gog or steam I have never bought anything there.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jan 25, 2022 1:10:30 GMT
I think that what changed for me is that I stopped trying to keep up with new releases.
When I was younger and had more time/money/energy/motivation I'd usually want to get games near to release, so I could play them early and be part of the conversation. There were also a lot less games then, so it was feasible to keep up with new releases.
These days I rarely have a cutting edge system, don't have as much disposable income, and I'm quite content to stick games on the wishlist and pick them up in the future when they're cheap/bundled/free.
Which is a perfectly logical strategy. You can get just as much enjoyment from the Tomb Raider Trilogy for $0 from Epic as you could a few years back for $180(? - I don't even know how much new games cost on release these days), not to mention the savings on hardware.
The issue is, if I get it cheap/free 3 years after release, there's no big impetus to play it right now. What's another 6 months wait. Or another year.
I don't think it's a big issue, there are loads of books on my shelf that I haven't read yet. I rarely pick up books on release, and they're just as enjoyable to read 20 years later. (Unless it's something like Harry Potter where you want to be part of the conversation after release).
The other issue is just the mental hurdle of starting a new game, which is apparently much bigger than starting streaming a new show, or watching youtube. I often find myself planning to try a new game from my library during the day at work, but end up just watching something instead.
*IF* I do actually get around to starting up the game I'll probably get into it and enjoy it just as much as I used to, but I rarely actually get that far.
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Post by ToomuchFluffy on Jan 27, 2022 7:01:24 GMT
These days I rarely have a cutting edge system, don't have as much disposable income, and I'm quite content to stick games on the wishlist and pick them up in the future when they're cheap/bundled/free. Which is a perfectly logical strategy. You can get just as much enjoyment from the Tomb Raider Trilogy for $0 from Epic as you could a few years back for $180(? - I don't even know how much new games cost on release these days), not to mention the savings on hardware. I don't think I have bought any game for more than 30 € in a very long time. And even that is just a very rare exception. Though a lot of games seem to now rarely ever drop below 10 €, so it's not as ultra-cheap anymore as it used to be while I was still buying all these old games during gog-sales. That's a bit unpredictable for me. If I know that a game is short or something simple that I can easily play on the side without much commitment, there's a good chance that I will soon get to it. But long games may remain in the backlog for a long time. Just jumping into one of these without first being in the right mindset isn't a good idea for me. I have more problems with reading. I may not have nearly as many unread books as unplayed games, but I got used to devoting a few hours most days to playing games, whereas with books the regular time investment isn't all that much anymore. Yep, as said, that's especially true for me when it comes to big games. And I don't even want to think about how much time I semi-intentionally waste on youtube. Well, not strictly "waste", but I definitely end up chiding myself way too often about how I could have spent much of that time on playing or reading something or even watching a movie instead. |
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Post by Warrender on Jan 27, 2022 12:28:02 GMT
I struggle to put time into games I have bought. Same. Weird there's no poll about that. Look, I'm definitely a boomer but Game Pass has shown me that if I don't put the time into playing a title on GP, I definitely would've done the same if I had bought it. Except that buyer's remorse would make me waste more time I could've more enjoyably spent elsewhere. I'm playing the game on GP because I enjoy playing it, not because I feel like I need to get my money's worth. Now Netflix - I chafe at paying the sub because I really don't use it that much but, fuckit, it's Netflix. |
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Jan 28, 2022 8:24:08 GMT
I used to acquire games via the high seas and just collected them for the sake of doing it but what eventually happened was I played everything less (or not at all) and didn't enjoy things as much.
Since getting back into pc gaming I was purchasing bundles and trying lots of stuff but again stopped doing this because I was just falling into the same habit yet this time paying for it 🤦
Because I don't get much game time (or as much as I'd like) I value it more so I only want to play things that I feel are worth spending that time on. I now only seem play a handful of stuff that I've already considered to fit that bill and will invest my time in them. As such I very rarely pre-order or have a day 1 purchase of any big budget shit because I like to see opinions and reviews to weigh up it's potential. I collect lots of free shit though and will try a few to see if the purchase I nearly made would've been a good one (Edith Finch as an example)
I do love me an early access game though, sucker for them because they tend to be cheap and evolve so I feel like the experience I'm having is changing/improving and sometimes canfeel like a new game all over again.
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Post by erekose on Jan 28, 2022 9:56:05 GMT
Choice paralysis is a real issue for myself and many gamers these days I think, and has been for a while now and it’s why I avoid Game Pass.
I frequently find myself struggling to decide what to play. I come up with convoluted justifications, go back and forth, start one game only to turn it off again. My pile of games bought but never played is in the hundreds, I think. It has also effected how impatient I am. When you knew something had to potentially last you for a long time you gritted your teeth and ploughed through it, perhaps eventually reaping the benefits of your perseverance. These days if I get bored in 5 minutes I’m tempted to switch to something else.
I think some of it is because when I grew up there were so fewer games around. During N64 and GameCube days you could go months between quality releases. That really pushed me to own multiple platforms and develop the sense that I could see and play everything I wanted to. Nowadays with the landscape so completely different I struggle to let go of that mentality and embrace the fact I simply don’t have the time to play everything - not even close. As a result I snap games up when they come on sale because ‘I’ll lget around to it someday’. I really should scale down, accept that I’m not going to play everything and buy fewer games and fewer machines to play them on.
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