A bit tangential, but I also feel a lot of people make the same mistake with GamePass. I buy a lot of gameson release day (mostly indies, but also some AAA), so theoretically I should be the target audience for GamePass, but I did the math once for a three-month period and came out at a loss if I had bought GamePass.

Based on nothing but anecdotal evidence, the type of person to get GamePass also typically enjoys a lesser variety of games on average, making the cost/benefit ratio even worse.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I guess I'm a weird one. I've saved so much money using Game Pass it's not even funny. Throw in the pc version, and I've saved even more. I can try so many different genres I wouldn't typically risk my money for. I have also avoided buying games I thought I would love but then ended up hating.

[–] nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de 3 points 6 days ago

Yeah, I don't think I make that many that wrong purchases, although that doesn't mean that a lot of games I enjoy end up unfinished due to limited time. When it comes to testing games, one thing that's neat is that demos got a huge revival in the last few years, particularly due to Steam Next Fest.

Looking at the current line-up, I'll say that right I'd probably come to a different conclusion, seeing as Blue Prince, South of Midnight and the new DOOM are all included. Then again, I use Linux, so I wouldn't be able to use Game Pass even if I wanted to.