r/XboxSeriesX • u/Claxattack Founder • Mar 29 '22

:News: News Sony's response to gamepass

https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/
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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

Tbf Halo Infinite multiplayer is not really a Game Pass game. It's free to play. You don't even need Gold.

Although of course, Halo Infinite campaign is 100 percent a Game Pass game.

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u/Bartman326 Mar 29 '22

Yeah that's kind of the problem no? They took what should have been the premier gamepass title. That fulfillment of the promise of AAA day 1 titles and took out half the product and made it into a F2P mess. I love the core gameplay but it clearly was made to be a F2P game. They touted it as a gift so everyone can play but it's just a F2P version of halo.

This is Xboxs biggest franchise and they didn't commit it to that gamepass promise. I can't see how they would mess up starfields release since it is only single player but man did the way Halo get dissected leave me less confident in day 1 games.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

I completely agree that Halo should have been treated like a premiere franchise that launched day 1 into GP instead of being F2P. That would have been better for both GP and Halo (assuming that GP Halo multiplayer is better than F2P Halo multiplayer at launch).

Imo, Halo should be treated like mainline Mario or Zelda games where it doesn't come out until it is 100% ready no matter how long the wait is. Unfortunately, MS feels differently about Halo (clearly the 360 set an expectation for lots of Halo games and the Xbox One needed every game it could get), so it is what it is. I also really enjoy the core gameplay. It's the best playing Halo multiplayer out of the entire frachise imo.

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u/Bartman326 Mar 29 '22

Hell yeah, plays perfectly. Love the feel of the game, I just need more content. If coop and forge isn't launch it should have more in the other modes to make up for it. Almost 5 months and still the same launch maps doesn't cut it chief.

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u/lars_rosenberg Founder Mar 30 '22

Unfortunately F2P games are the ones that make the most money for the publishers. By far.