A new report says that Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service added $8,763 worth of games in the US during 2023, compared to paying $203.88 for 12 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Physical copies do not come with ownership anymore. Some physical copies of games are incomplete and require additional downloads and patches before they are even playable.
In this event, making backups or piracy is your only recourse in maintaining the copies of something you own.
Game Pass is an unsustainable business model and is only supported at a loss by Microsoft because they can afford it. Enshittification to follow.
Physical copies do not come with ownership anymore. Some physical copies of games are incomplete and require additional downloads and patches before they are even playable.
In this event, making backups or piracy is your only recourse in maintaining the copies of something you own.
Game Pass is an unsustainable business model and is only supported at a loss by Microsoft because they can afford it. Enshittification to follow.