I don’t actually play a lot of games, so it doesn’t make sense for me, but honestly for people who do play a wide variety of different games, Microsoft’s GamePass is a brilliant deal. A Netflix-like subscription where you pay one amount per month and get access to all the games in their library, including patches and DLC.

At $11/month, just 3 AAA games per year and it’s a better deal. Or 7 $20 games per year, which I know a lot of gamers will easily go through.

But a subscription to an individual game? It better be getting quality ongoing support, with content, bug patches, etc. It made sense back in the day for MMOs, but it’s a damn tight rope to walk. And it can only work for the types of games that people are gonna sink their lives into, with hours per week over years. It’s a very hard sell, and in not sure I’d pay it even for the two games (from the same franchise) that currently get 90% of my gaming time.