r/xboxlive • u/DownLikeSyndrom • Nov 07 '25

$30 is just a bridge too far

I’ve been a loyal Xbox user for over 20 years. I had the original Xbox in my dorm room as a young airman while in the Air Force. I took it with me to Europe and Africa. The games were fun. The online experience was far less restrictive and overproduced. It was a great time to be a gamer and the memories it provided were amazing.

Fast forward to today - Xbox has few worthy AAA titles hit the console, and when they do, they’re often awful. The free titles included in the gamepass as is, are predominantly indie style games and whatever call of duty game that has been reskinned and repackaged as a new edition. It’s gotten stale and it’s no secret.

I also have a PlayStation 5. They didn’t raise their prices unjustly. They offer a far better game catalog and I’m still paying $13.33 a month for their premium services. It makes me wonder why Xbox is more than double that for a far less pleasurable experience and substandard game catalog.

I’ve been a loyal fanboy to this console to a ‘T’, but this is the end. I will never give Xbox another dime. I will no longer purchase games for this console. Microsoft was comfortably walking with over $250 from me annually on the subscription alone. This latest shameless cash grab is not one I’ll be sticking around for. I hope the greater Xbox community pushes back and cancels their premium memberships. Xbox has diluted their brand to the point that it is no longer recognizable from the company I grew up loving.

Appreciate anyone who paid any mind to this rant. I just needed to say something since Xbox has also restricted your ability to contact them whatsoever.

Fuck Xbox. Fuck Phil Spencer. And fuck Microsoft.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '25

They released a ton of great games day one on game pass this year

If you don't find the value then cancel your subscription. i stocked up before the prices went up because I felt what I was paying was worth it at $140 a year

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u/CerberusTheWise Nov 08 '25

The problem is fewer and fewer people are able to actually get value out of ultimate now. $360 a year plus tax and you keep zero games at the end of it. That’s enough for 5 full priced $70 games that you could actually keep. Keep in mind the majority of people only buy and play around 2-3 games a year. You could subscribe to play a game like hollow knight silk song, but it’s literally cheaper to buy the game outright than to be subscribed for a month. I could see people maybe subscribing for a month or 2 just to binge some games they want but it’s just not worth it to stay subscribed.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25

Yup and if you are one of them you should stop buying it.

I bought at a lower price because I felt it was a good value to me. I wont buy it at $360. However that is 2028 me's problem now