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Microsoft Announces Xbox All Access (thurrott.com)
Microsoft today confirmed the rumors: Xbox All Access is a new subscription offering that ties a console to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass for two years. From a report: "For no upfront cost and one low monthly price for 24 months, Xbox All Access gets you a new Xbox One S or Xbox One X, access to more than 100 great games through Xbox Game Pass, and online multiplayer with Xbox Live Gold," Microsoft's Bogdan Bilan explains. "That's more than 100 all-you-can-play games -- including highly-anticipated new Xbox One exclusives the day they're released, plus more games added all the time on the fastest, most reliable gaming network and an Xbox One console." As previously reported, Xbox All Access is available only in the United States and will cost $22 or $35 per month, depending on whether you choose an Xbox One S or Xbox One X console.
Do you own the Xbox? or rent? also EFT?
Just too many FPS these days. Need something without violence these days.
Anyone using the service for 15.43 months will officially be paying more than the cost of the device while not owning their device. Awesome.
I wonder what the fine print for damaged units etc will look like.
Definitely a page out of the cell carrier playbook.
the rent to own places will not like this but it works for cell phones
Than charging a huge premium for what is fundamentally the same subscription service
Just like MS music service, one day, MS will shut this down. Then the 'box' is completely useless.
1- Utilities
2- Internet
Nothing else.
Not really. You still end up paying a lot more for a phone paying it over contract.
But people want the newest shiniest phone that somehow cost $800.
The millennial that doesn't like most of the stuff designed for millennials.
any like the cable co want full price for an new unit for fire damaged 4-5 year old boxes.
Buy. You buy a game on the xbox and then you have to rent the right to play it. Stupid.
I remember when I had an XBOX subscription.
Guess what Microsoft decided to when it got hacked? They entirely cut off access for almost 2 fucking months straight!
I will never willingly purchase another Microsoft product ever again.
almost every game that can, offers online multiplayer with VAC protection through Steam without a subscription. this is just beating the corpse of Ayn Rand. In other words, consoles are circling the drain so fast its starting to look like the nineties blockbuster rental gaming scene.
As someone who plays both I think you're ignoring the selling points of consoles. They're simple, have an expected lifespan and thanks to significant price gouging by Intel & nvidia are a lot less expensive than PCs even accounting for Gold/PSN. Further given nvidia's recent announcement it looks like GPUs are staged to get even more expensive this generation.
is a $22 a month Xbox Video service.
Including NetFlix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and some other streaming solutions, like CBS, TNT...
Xbox all access for 2 years gives:
-xbox live membership
-xbox game pass
-xbox one s
$528 total over 2 years
VS
$260ish for xbox one s
$240 for 2 years xbox game pass
$120 for 2 years xbox live membership
$620 total over 2 years
It's actually cheaper to do this xbox all access for "Xbox one s". You could maybe get a lower storage version, a refurbished version, or wait until price drops more (or account for price drop in the future of the console) to make up this difference in cost, but even then it doesn't seem bad. Lower total cost and you are paying for it over 2 years so it's not a huge chunk out of your wallet, this doesn't make sense because usually rent-to-own stuff ends up costing you way more in the end, I don't understand it...
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The graphics are still fine, thanks to pre-rendering and post-processing on modern engines.
It is definitely "Nintendo hard" or beyond, though.
In other words, consoles are circling the drain so fast its starting to look like the nineties blockbuster rental gaming scene.
I have switched TO console gaming. It is so much easier to not have to check compatibility or deal with installations or try to get controllers working for a PC. So far it has been a very pleasant change. The games I play have mostly come in for "free" through PS Plus.
Casual games work on the phone, of course, including World of Tanks Blitz. PC is great for single-player strategy of course, but I have actually been impressed by XCom-2 for the PS4.
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Tetris Ultimate for Xbox One is only $10. Or by "original", did you mean the pre-infinite spin version?
True, consoles are easier for many, especially those happy with vanilla AAA games. But on consoles, it's a lot harder to install and use enthusiast-maintained mods that fix a game's user interface annoyances. And consoles tend to get smaller-budget games later than PC if at all.
Not really. You still end up paying a lot more for a phone paying it over contract.
It's an xbox, not a phone, but even then assuming both that you are starting from nothing and don't already own one, and that you want the live gold subscription, the low end package here actually does look to end up cheaper.
Buying the S console (new of course), a live gold subscription, and a game pass subscription, with the two subscriptions multiplied by two for comparison purposes, is $660.
$22/month for 24 months is $528.
The xbox one X package doesn't look nearly as attractive however.
$35/month for 24 months is $840, which is $312 more than the lower package.
Yet an xbox one X is only $200 more than the xbox one S
So here you do pay more to rent it.
Lots of people pay for the entertainment/creativity rather than token.
Those 'were' selling points. The console you're describing is going the way of the dinosaur.
They haven't so far
Now they require always on internet and monthly subscriptions. It's no longer simple or cheap.
Not the case, and in fact PCs are far worse for that - you can still buy discs of console games while that is now a rarity for PC (though day-1 patches render discs limited). I have never subscribed to any of the console networking myself.
Not when you can play games on your phone for pennies.
Phone games are the worst for predatory pricing where its easy to spend more than the cost of an AAA game, but the reality is that gamers PC or console aren't typically users of phone games.
You still end up paying a lot more for a phone paying it over contract.
That probably depends on the carrier. For example, T-Mobile you end up paying the exact same amount for all phones except one, the iPhone 8, which costs a whopping 9 cents more than buying it outright.
Those 'were' selling points. The console you're describing is going the way of the dinosaur.
They haven't so far
Now they require always on internet and monthly subscriptions. It's no longer simple or cheap.
Not the case, and in fact PCs are far worse for that - you can still buy discs of console games while that is now a rarity for PC (though day-1 patches render discs limited). I have never subscribed to any of the console networking myself.
Not when you can play games on your phone for pennies.
Phone games are the worst for predatory pricing where its easy to spend more than the cost of an AAA game, but the reality is that gamers PC or console aren't typically users of phone games.
If you haven't subscribed to Gold or PSN you're not really deep enough into console gaming to compare the two experiences. My guess is its the same with PC gaming. Consoles have been transitioning to mid-range black box PCs for a while now. Every new generation gets closer and that trend seems strong. The Xbox One is running Windows 10. I have all the current gen consoles and a high end gaming PC. I find modern consoles and a modern gaming PC to have very similar user experiences except the PC has better graphics, more flexibility, and more game options but at a higher price tag.
If you haven't subscribed to Gold or PSN you're not really deep enough into console gaming to compare the two experiences.
Or just maybe I play single player games? I did a lot of multiplayer gaming over the years and hit a point where I didn't want to bother with that anymore.
Consoles have been transitioning to mid-range black box PCs for a while now. Every new generation gets closer and that trend seems strong. The Xbox One is running Windows 10. I have all the current gen consoles and a high end gaming PC. I find modern consoles and a modern gaming PC to have very similar user experiences except the PC has better graphics, more flexibility, and more game options but at a higher price tag.
Not entirely sure how the architecture of a console is particularly relevant - its a question of what technical knowledge does the user need to know to use/buy the device (is it simple) and the performance / dollar. metric.
Consoles are plug-and-play. That is a big selling point.
Consoles are more-or-less locked at a performance spec that will become obsolete within a year. However, they come with the assurance of a content ecosystem with a vested interest in serving that spec for 2-3 years. That is a big selling point.
PC. Online multiplayer protection.
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