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Re:2020 Bundles by paxys on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @02:36PM (#24558209)
He makes a bold assertion though that Microsoft will include new AAA titles from its various properties in Game Pass from day 1. I find that very doubtful, and so Steam's purpose will continue to be selling games for the first ~6 months of their release cycle (when the bulk of sales anyways happpen).
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Re:2020 Bundles by DenseComet on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @04:00PM (#24559127)
Day 1 releases is one of the main draws of Game Pass. The Game Pass marketing site [1] has an entire section labeled "Play Day One" that says

"Be among the first to play the latest titles from Xbox Game Studios and ID@Xbox, available to Xbox Game Pass members the same day as their global release."

[1] https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass

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Re:2020 Bundles by owlninja on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @05:05PM (#24559880)
One down side my son discovered recently is when he went to play red dead redemption 2, which he only recently started, and it had been pulled. It was a little frustrating. Otherwise game pass has been a pretty good value.
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Re:2020 Bundles by disgruntledphd2 on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @08:54AM (#24566411)
Generally, large publishers (like Rockstar) use GamePass/PS Now as a trial more than anything else.

By which I mean, this was the plan (as long as you have now bought the game).

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