Xbox Is Killing All the Appeal of Game Pass | Unpacked
Added 2025-10-10 15:03:11 +0000 UTCThis week's episode of Unpacked is now available!
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And this price hike is happening at the same time that we're constantly reading about all the mass layoffs Microsoft is causing, the way they're supplying tools that Israel is using while committing genocide, and under related protest / boycott movements both within and without of the company. So... many of us already felt like we *should* cancel our Game Pass subscriptions, but hadn't quite gotten around to it due to inertia and the temptation of titles we hadn't finished. When I heard about the price hike, I couldn't hit 'cancel' fast enough. Silksong is one of their prominently featured Hot New Titles in the splash art. At $30, a month of Game Pass costs 150% the cost of Silksong!
Anders Carlson
2025-10-11 09:18:52 +0000 UTCI remember going to the Microsoft Store (remember those?) with some from my charity gaming group to watch the Xbox E3 press conference where Game Pass was first announced. We were gobsmacked at what a value it was. And now? I was hardly using my lowest-tier Game Pass, so I cancelled it last week.
Jason Montgomery
2025-10-10 21:39:41 +0000 UTCIt was never going to last. I subscribed when it was cheap. I got to try a ton of indie games that I normally wouldn't have. it was fantastic for discovering games like Dicey Dungeons and Road 96. It was useful when I had a bunch of people over and we wanted to play something couch co-op. I discovered Gang Beasts and Human Fall Flat. But then I found Solasta: Crown of the Magister and then Balder's Gate 3 came out and I remembered what It was like to play something that could capture my attention for long periods of time. I just didn't need game pass after that. I guess what I really want is easy access to demos so I can tell if a game is good.
Megan Alnico
2025-10-10 15:39:34 +0000 UTC
