Summary
It’s confusing. For one, there’s already an Xbox Game Pass tier called ‘Core’, so is ‘Core’ not the standard one? There’s also the separate PC Game Pass which is also increasing in price yet remains cheaper than Standard despite including day one releases. People are having a hard time keeping up, to say the least.
If it’s confusing for industry folks, it’ll be impossible for regular customers.
“Why do I need a spreadsheet to understand the different Game Pass options???” wrote one frustratedTwitter user.
“Oh GOD the inevitable spreadsheet infographic is going to give me a fu–ing migraine…” saidanother.
“Look at this absolute garbage fire,” tweeted YouTuberRule Of 2 Review. “Just buy your games and leave this subscription bullsh-t in your rearview mirror, friends. This is absurd.”
Xbox Isn’t Great With Names
One of the major flaws with the overhauled Game Pass model is the name of its tiers. ‘Core’ and ‘Standard’ mean very similar things and yet are completely different, which will no doubt confuse the average buyer.
But it’s not a new problem. Xbox Series X/S is the successor to the Xbox One X/S, somehow topping the Wii U for confusing next-gen naming.
If you were online at all during the start of this generation, you’d have seen countless buyers struggling to figure out which Xbox to buy because of how similar their names were.
That’s not even to mention that the Xbox ‘One’ is the third Xbox generation, following the 360. Nice to see Game Pass continuing tradition, at least.
Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s subscription service, offering hundreds of games for modern Xbox consoles and PC, all for a regular monthly fee.
