@EPKent: I know. I really want to believe like Mulder. But my inner Scully has played Fallout 76 for about two hours, and knows it might all be a setup.

@ecurl143: We’ll since it’s on Game Pass day one you don’t need to worry about if and when you’re going to buy it.

@RSM-HQ: Again, I think that you are a very committed gamer. You know the hobby on a granular level. You’re not the target audience of this service. And again I’m hoping that this new service will be a success, and exert pressure on the competition, because it will appeal to more casual gamers.

@RSM-HQ: I also get the sense that these services on the surface look like they’re aimed at the same audience, but from my perspective they aren’t. So with Gamepass you get new exclusives like Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5 and Starfield. It also offers small independent games that are fun to give a try for the price of a monthly subscription, but that you probably wouldn’t even look at for purchase.

The Sony version seems to be for people who aren’t as committed to gaming as I am. Let me clarify: I own a PS5 and a Series X. And several Nintendo Switches. I am not a fanboy of any company. What I’m saying about not being as committed is that the games that Sony is offering as their big enticements don’t interest me, because I already own them all. I’ve already finished almost all of them. And so this service doesn’t make sense for me in the way that Gamepass does.

I think this service is aimed at a much more casual audience, and maybe that’ll be enough to make it a success. Ask yourself this: does anyone you personally know in the real world love games, or play them as much as you do? If you’re reading the comments on this article I‘ll bet that you’re probably the gaming guru of your circle of friends and acquaintances, but that most of them do still play games. This will appeal to them.

Again it’s competition for the other companies. Which is good for us. I don’t care about any company winning the console wars. In fact I don’t want to see a winner. I want all of the companies to be on unsure footing, because their competitors are just a few steps behind or ahead of them. They all need to sweat, and worry. Otherwise we will get nothing but overpriced garbage.

They aren’t trying hard enough. And it’s not a good deal for most of us.

But I am glad to see them taking things a little more seriously if only to put a slight amount of pressure on Microsoft to make Game Pass even better. Competition is good for the consumer. Even half hearted competition.

I use irate. Works well.

@Dilandau88: No they wouldn’t. It would be a graphical representation of your mother. And it would only cost one whale shark card to spend thanksgiving with her.

@johnny0779: Yeah, but that doesn’t sound like what they’re offering.

No thanks?

Not interested. Make it like Game Pass or go away.

Well I guess no trips to the cafe for me today. Good thing I have Elden Ring, Forbidden West, a Series X and a couple of Switches. Come on Sony, this is making you look like you’re inept at online. Who are you trying to emulate? Nintendo?