Game pass day 1 releases going away except for the most expensive tier was absolutely inevitable and it's the clearest possible sign - now that microsoft has finished their consolidation and has activision on board, it's time to stop giving big releases away and focus on profit margins.

I'd say expect a reality-setting-in period as game pass slowly morphs into a service focused on cheap first-party backlog access and fewer external games. The time of belt-tightening has arrived

Thanks in part to a regional pricing scheme that sees my monthly charges down to a little under $2/month (though for a noticeably smaller selection compared to what's on the North American PC game pass lineup).

Weirdly enough I think the only local guy I know who's got an Xbox series console says he pays the same price in pesos as dollars for ultimate, so I dunno, it could just be an introductory price that was never withdrawn.

Game pass day 1 releases going away except for the most expensive tier was absolutely inevitable and it's the clearest possible sign - now that microsoft has finished their consolidation and has activision on board, it's time to stop giving big releases away and focus on profit margins.

I'd say expect a reality-setting-in period as game pass slowly morphs into a service focused on cheap first-party backlog access and fewer external games. The time of belt-tightening has arrived

Seemed inevitable after the Activision sale and COD coming to Game Pass, but here we are. Full article below the break.

User bigsocrates is starting a new series on Giant Bomb wherein they look at the smaller titles on Game Pass and starts things off with Bramble: The Mountain King!

Have any of you played this side scrolling horror game from Dimfrost Studio?

User Blog: https://www.giantbomb.com/bramble-the-mountain-king/3030-82944/forums/the-game-pass-trap-bramble-the-mountain-king-has-g-1921177/