{"id":2086,"date":"2025-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2025-05-05T03:07:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T03:07:39","slug":"how-game-pass-led-me-to-abandon-my-ps5-readers-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/03\/how-game-pass-led-me-to-abandon-my-ps5-readers-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"How Game Pass led me to abandon my PS5 \u2013 Reader\u2019s Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Game Pass \u2013 who needs a console? (Microsoft)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A reader explains how Xbox Game Pass<\/a> has become such good value he\u2019s begun to neglect his PS5<\/a>, while instead playing games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This past weekend I\u2019ve, like many others, been playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Chatting to a friend who owns a PlayStation 5 for all his gaming made me realise just how good a deal Game Pass has been for me this past year.<\/p>\n

I am fortunate enough to own all the main systems but the only subscription service I buy into is Game Pass Ultimate, ensuring that I let it expire and stock up on Game Pass Core and then convert to Ultimate to get a year for approximately \u00a370.<\/p>\n

The last time I turned my PlayStation 5 on was nearly a year ago now, right after I finished playing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth<\/a>. There has just not been anything exclusive to PlayStation 5 this past year that I\u2019ve personally felt has been worth spending the money on.<\/p>\n

Since that time, all my gaming has come via Xbox or PC, with the majority being found on Game Pass. Last summer it was Diablo 4 on Xbox and PC, followed by Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2 on PC via a Steam sale. Heading into late autumn brought on Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6, again on Game Pass so playing on Xbox and PC.<\/p>\n

Christmas added Dragon Age: The Veilguard via another Steam sale then, more recently, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Commandos Origins, and this past week Expedition 33, all via Game Pass. Within this past year I\u2019ve also played briefly some VR in Microsoft Flight Simulator 25, F1 23, Manor Lords, and Ninja Gaiden 2 Black \u2013 once again, all included with Game Pass.<\/p>\n

I also have the Oblivion remaster installed and ready to go, for when I finish Expedition 33. I\u2019ve played hundreds of pounds worth of games I genuinely would have been considering buying and it has cost me nothing more than that initial \u00a370. I know I don\u2019t own them for the long run, and I\u2019ve got no trade-in opportunities, but also, I never would have played this many different games had I been relying on purchases only, but more likely to have only picked up two or three of them.<\/p>\n

I compare this to going to watch a football match or a theatre ticket, which can easily exceed this in price but give me only a couple of hours of entertainment.<\/p>\n

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