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Defining Duke, Episode 184 | The Xbox Game Pass Squeeze FINALLY Happened... (Patreon)

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2024-07-11 16:00:11
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2024-07
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After years of conversation on the topic, Xbox has finally made long anticipated adjustments to its popular subscription service. Day one Game Pass games are gone from its standard tier and all have seen a price hike. The conversation naturally navigates itself to the "why" in this situation. All subscription services go up whether it's Netflix, Disney+, or Spotify. Is it because of Black Ops 6 impending? Is Day One Game Pass hurting Xbox? Is $20 enough to stop any form of bleeding with that in mind? Are they extracting maximum value from the service at its peak? Are they setting a newer, higher standard for the batch of new subscribers that will join with the launch of a new Call Of Duty game? There's many ways for us to assess, so we'll comb through all of them carefully! Furthermore, we have details on Hellblade 2's performance on the market. From sales to engagement, there are question marks about what this game has done for the platform, so the Dukes dissect what information Circana has provided on that matter. Plus more on Banjo Kazooie, LEGO Horizon on Xbox, the questionable Fire Stick TV ad, Bioshock updates, Dragon Age: Veilguard romance options, and plenty more!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:31:56 - Banjo Kazooie rumors

0:38:41 - Guerilla Games on Xbox version of LEGO Horizon Adventures

0:42:38 - Atlas Fallen coming to Game Pass?

0:44:48 - Xbox summer sale 2024 is live now

0:46:35 - Cities Skylines 2 will be missing its Xbox console release

0:49:21 - Xbox Amazon Fire Stick TV ad

0:54:20 - Cloud Chamber is heavily recruiting for BioShock

0:56:28 - Dragon Age: Veilguard romance details

1:02:46 - Star Wars: Outlaws planet details

1:04:58 - Piranha Bytes is the latest studio to be shutdown by Embracer

1:07:45 - New Yakuza Game?

1:12:07 - Bleach Rebirth Of Souls announced

1:17:07 - What We’re Playing

1:41:54 - How do we celebrate our birthdays?

1:47:48 - What Xbox franchise could get a Lego version?

1:50:06 - Will Metaphor: ReFantazio get an enhanced edition?

1:50:55 - Game Pass Changes

2:31:46 - Xbox's Hardware and Software sales

3:04:41 -  Game Pass Pick Of The Week

3:10:41 - How would we improve our recording area?

3:19:30 - Wrap Up

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ByWatterson

I really don't understand how you guys can't see that even the dumbest consumer isn't going to spend $240 per year to rent a $70 title. The Game Pass changes are clearly signaling a gradual walkaway from day one games.

Jacob Lesperance
>>143439856

You'd be surprised how dumb people are, lol. And this is just for th one game argument. I get it if you're playing new games none stop.

Chris Van Buren

It’s a good value if you play an insane amount of games, or you really like what’s on gamepass. I had gamepass after stacking three years but didn’t renew after it expired. Even with the savings of stacking, I still would have saved money by just buying the games I did play.

Marko Krnic

When Cog was making the comparison with PS tiers and prices, I think what needs to be mentioned is that PlayStation offers a yearly subscription for a discount, Premium is $160/yr which ends up being $13.33/month.

MrFreundly
>>143508615

Definitely worth mentioning. I’d love to see Xbox to do the same with Game Pass Ultimate. I’d like a set it and forget it option with Game Pass.

MrFreundly

Speaking for (most likely) the silent majority, we appreciate what you do Matty and Cog. Part of the value LSM brings is more perspectives in different areas on the gaming industry. If you’re feeling down just know at least one Patron really appreciates you guys.