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#GBDecides podcast goes live in about 30ish minutes. We're gonna talk about Xbox Live Gold prices, Vicarious Visions, and more. Watch it right here: https://youtu.be/LmkyCNfiwVM 

I'm sad about Vicarious Visions. Studio made some bangers.

How did we end up with so many publishers that view letting creative teams make good video games as a necessary evil instead of the key to their future?https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1352703336043130880 …

The government should issue shirts like these for men, but they just list the statistics for domestic violence.https://twitter.com/benprunty/status/1352703386089529344 …

Yeah. The company has a cash flow of around 1 Bethesda acquisition per week. That's why you have to assume that any move like this has a specific desired result (like moving people to Game Pass) behind it.https://twitter.com/firstadopter/status/1352693150243057668 …

The best value would also mean the best place to play a handful of casual games with your friends. I cannot recommend the Xbox Series S to a family for Roblox. They should just get an iPad instead. It's a bonehead move.

And I usually want to avoid situations where we are all circlejerking about a problem that doesn't directly affect us. I have Game Pass Ultimate, I bet many of you do, too. But I think the story is Microsoft breaking the illusion that it's this bastion of value.

It's important that it *feels* like manipulation. Businesses are always trying to manipulate us into spending money, but that can backfire when the motivation is naked and obvious like it is here.https://twitter.com/GamesBeat/status/1352689938144366595 …

"Halo Infinite multiplayer will be free-to-play if you count giving us money as free"https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1289298976550731776 …

I thought it was Monday. What a treat, but also I should probably see a doctor.

I appreciate that this works and is a good deal. But getting people to argue that you should "just give Microsoft $181 today" is the point.https://twitter.com/BradleyBoyer34/status/1352659279501807616 …

PS5 DE with a year of Fortnite: $400 Xbox Series S with a year of Fortnite: $420 I could not recommend the S to people who want to primarily play online multiplayer games with friends. Just a real spectacular self-own here

This is the long way of saying "we have a product for people who don't want to pay more for Xbox Live Gold, it's called Game Pass Ultimate"

Fortnite on Microsoft Windows: free to play Fortnite on Nintendo Switch: free to play Fortnite on Playstation: free to play Fortnite on Xbox: $120/year

Every few months, Xbox needs to do something to remind people it's not actually that in touch with gamers or reality. $120 for a year of Xbox Live Gold (to bully people onto Game Pass) is the latest example.