Wait this game is on GamePass?

[TonnieKrain]

Why would i ever buy this game if i can just use a 12$ gamepass, and finish the game in like 7 days?

Pretty sure the "game pass" module is the future of gaming.
Remember - you dont even own the games you have on steam, its just a digital rent.

[Mr_Purple]

Originally posted by Jeans:

Originally posted by Mr_Purple:

Slightly offtopic but can someone with an active PC/Ultimate Pass check something for me? Active users user to be able to send up to five refferal codes that came with 14 day trial to new users but they removed paid 14 day trial prior to BO6 release. Are these refferals still there or they removed them too?

I didn't know you could do this, so I checked. I'm subbed to Ultimate for a couple more years. It says I'm not eligible. "Offer only available to paid Game Pass and Ultimate Members."

Either they are in transition to remove this, or maybe you need to be recurring. I don't have recurring on. Or it could be something else entirely.

Hmm... I see, thanks. Most likely removed it with $2 trial

[Bozz 💀]

I have game pass but I still buy the game here because this is not a game I will regret giving moeny for ! whatever happens.

[Karpatenhund]

Originally posted by TonnyKrain:

Why would i ever buy this game if i can just use a 12$ gamepass, and finish the game in like 7 days?

Pretty sure the "game pass" module is the future of gaming.
Remember - you dont even own the games you have on steam, its just a digital rent.

so why u dont post ur thoughts in the gamepass forum? well...
The other thing is, i have enough money to buy the game here and using the most garbage gaming app.

[MaxxGold]

Originally posted by TonnyKrain:

Originally posted by PROTEKYERNECK:

there is people in this chat with 3000 hours in stalker mods alone, research the game and see why people are excited

so you think i should not play S2 on release, and wait for a few months for modders to create more and better content for the game ?

That's what you got from his post?

[Gonpostal]

I enjoy PC game pass, I typically sub for 1-2 months 1-2 times per year. This has saved me a lot of money over the years on games I only intend to play once. Unfortunately most games on game pass don't include future DLC.

I pre-ordered Stalker 2 on steam as I have been a huge fan of the series since the originals and I intend to put hundreds of hours into it over many years, returning periodically to replay it (modded or not). I rarely pre-order games and i never recommend it.

Originally posted by RobBobBrah:

I remember back in the golden age of gaming when you bought a game it was yours, forever, in the form of a physical copy. No need for a constant connection to the internet, so long as you had electricity you could even play it in the most remote regions. Some of us enjoy having a collection.

These days I keep my digital copies on external hard drives - plug and play, baby!

Also, can you mod games that are on subscription? What made the STALKER franchise ascend into legend were mods just like with the Elder Scrolls.

While I also miss physical copies of games for PC, the industry moved away from it for multiple reasons. Saving money and time on distribution and making game updates easier are the most common talking points, the simple drm aspect played a larger role. Windows XP added support for hardware virtualization, allowing you to create virtual disc drives. You could rip a CD/DVD to an image file (.iso normally) which included the files and security seals. You could load that image file into a virtual drive and games/software would view it as a valid CD/DVD, making its drm completely obsolete. Torrents simply made the issue worse.

All physical media will fail eventually (floppy discs, CD/DVD, hard drives).

[TonnieKrain]

Originally posted by Gonpostal:

I enjoy PC game pass, I typically sub for 1-2 months 1-2 times per year. This has saved me a lot of money over the years on games I only intend to play once. Unfortunately most games on game pass don't include future DLC.

I pre-ordered Stalker 2 on steam as I have been a huge fan of the series since the originals and I intend to put hundreds of hours into it over many years, returning periodically to replay it (modded or not). I rarely pre-order games and i never recommend it.

Originally posted by RobBobBrah:

I remember back in the golden age of gaming when you bought a game it was yours, forever, in the form of a physical copy. No need for a constant connection to the internet, so long as you had electricity you could even play it in the most remote regions. Some of us enjoy having a collection.

These days I keep my digital copies on external hard drives - plug and play, baby!

Also, can you mod games that are on subscription? What made the STALKER franchise ascend into legend were mods just like with the Elder Scrolls.

While I also miss physical copies of games for PC, the industry moved away from it for multiple reasons. Saving money and time on distribution and making game updates easier are the most common talking points, the simple drm aspect played a larger role. Windows XP added support for hardware virtualization, allowing you to create virtual disc drives. You could rip a CD/DVD to an image file (.iso normally) which included the files and security seals. You could load that image file into a virtual drive and games/software would view it as a valid CD/DVD, making its drm completely obsolete. Torrents simply made the issue worse.

All physical media will fail eventually (floppy discs, CD/DVD, hard drives).

You know when i was speechless?
When game devs began to sell COLLECTORS EDITION boxes, that didnt even include the CD-Key for the digital copy of the game. Not even talking about a physical disk...

[LieutenantPEWPEW]

Originally posted by TonnyKrain:

Why would i ever buy this game if i can just use a 12$ gamepass, and finish the game in like 7 days?

Pretty sure the "game pass" module is the future of gaming.
Remember - you dont even own the games you have on steam, its just a digital rent.

That's cool. Some people still like to buy their games and hold them for a future play through. Stalker will have likely more than one ending and it's an immersive sim so there will be multiple ways to do each individual thing. Sure you could play it on game pass and play it once, like most of the tourist who use game pass. There are still actual gamers out here who rather support the devs instead of supporting MS who bought a timed license to stream the game on their service.

[Kakashi Okazaki]

Originally posted by Rear_Intruder:

Originally posted by RobBobBrah:

I remember back in the golden age of gaming when you bought a game it was yours, forever, in the form of a physical copy. No need for a constant connection to the internet, so long as you had electricity you could even play it in the most remote regions. Some of us enjoy having a collection.

These days I keep my digital copies on external hard drives - plug and play, baby!

Also, can you mod games that are on subscription? What made the STALKER franchise ascend into legend were mods just like with the Elder Scrolls.

I enjoyed those days as well. I presume once downloaded I will be able to play this version without an internet collection.
When I got the original on disc 17 years ago I think it was about 6GB. This version would take about 6 blue ray discs.
My friend is getting stalker 2 on Gamepass he says it has only downloaded 10GB so far despite what has been reported in the press about 140GB downloads.

A fairly decent nvme ssd and enclosure can be had for like 80 bucks and even less if you go used. You can then depending on size of both games and storage have quite a few on there. Really good for cold storage and with modern usbc read speeds you wont even notice a difference if you currently use sata.

[Jeans]

Ironically, the first time I played Stalker was also through a Game Pass-like service in the 2000s - Gametap. Ran like crap lol.

Going to try on GP first. I'm wasting the sub. This is the first game in a long time I'm getting value.

[Baron01]

Originally posted by TonnyKrain:

Why would i ever buy this game if i can just use a 12$ gamepass, and finish the game in like 7 days?

Pretty sure the "game pass" module is the future of gaming.
Remember - you dont even own the games you have on steam, its just a digital rent.

I have Game Pass on PC and I still bought Ultimate edition of Stalker 2 on Steam. I liked the original trilogy of the games and want to support GSC in their difficult situation. I also expect that modding would be either difficult or impossible on Game Pass version of the game. Lastly, I wanted future DLC as I like the idea of story in these fictional settings.

Spending $100 on a game is not a problem for me as a working person but if you are on tighter budget, Game Pass is great option to play the game at release for very cheap.

[Gonpostal]

Originally posted by TonnyKrain:

You know when i was speechless?
When game devs began to sell COLLECTORS EDITION boxes, that didnt even include the CD-Key for the digital copy of the game. Not even talking about a physical disk...

I have always interpreted that as predatory marketing, why list a glorified "goodie bag" as an edition and not include the game, physical disk or digital key.
(I was curious so I pulled up the stalker 2's collectors edition, it does include a key if anyone who sees this is wondering)

[MX Doener]

Originally posted by Ankh:

I like to take my time with stalker games - explore, do sidequest etc'. Maybe install a few mods a couple years later and play again.

If you play it to "just finish it", go ahead and get it on gamepass.

This. Usually these games ripe over the years and get updates and mods. If you come back to it after e.g. a DLC drops, you don't need to shell out money again.

[BL33DL0VE]

If you buy a guest pass it's even cheaper. Something like 2-3 dollars for 14 days

[Swaggaccino]

Game Pass is literally modern day digital Blockbuster. You rent the game to see if you like it and if you do, you buy it. I'm tired of buying games that are
>glorified betas
>misleading from their trailers
>filled with propaganda
>designed by MBAers who focus on technical stuff rather than fun
There's only a handful of games worth playing every year and that list keeps getting smaller and smaller.