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this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2026
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Enshittification incoming, GamePass enjoyers.
So glad I never got involved in that shitshow.
Like all "streaming" services it's just a big fuck you to artists/developers and just money in the pocket of executives.
Spotify isn't the only one that underpays the artists in their catalog.
It was kind of neat in the beginning, at least in theory - and not just from a consumer perspective: Indies in particular benefited from it, since it raised awareness on their titles in addition to the big bucks from Microsoft coming in:
https://tech4gamers.com/game-pass-helping-indie-studios/
lol. More subscriptions and paid for DLC>less users>less revenue>more expensive subscriptions and paid for DLC and the cycle continues.
People think that these are smart people. Some people do anyway.
They need to actually be really careful with that - Gamepass is I think one of the main things keeping gamers on Windows. Fuck up gamepass during the Gabecube's release and people may start seriously wondering why they put up with Windows.
Eh, both the Steam Deck and the Gabecube are far too niche and unknown for that. I've used the Steam Deck on public transportation and pretty much everyone assumed that it was a Nintendo Switch at first - and I had to go to great length to explain what it was.
One notable exception (out of a small handful) was a mother who recognized it as something different and asked me a ton of questions about it, because she wanted to reward her studious son (who sat next to us wide-eyed, with increasing levels of giddiness) for his great marks with it.