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I’m not going to argue that Game Pass, following its recent price hike<\/a>, is cheap. It’s not. It’s creeped into the “hmm” category, similar to the £35 a month phone contract I’d scowl at every time I looked over my bank statement, which had actually gone from “mmm” to “mmm?” and was followed by a cost-cutting exercise that has now made me £28 a month better off, albeit with an old phone. At £22.99, Game Pass Ultimate is right on the precipice of doom – or in other words, me considering if I really need this expense. I’ve got some time to think about that. What I am going to argue, though, is how much of a terrible loss to game discovery it’ll be if Game Pass eventually dies out.<\/p>\n

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I’m not going to argue that Game Pass, following its recent price hike, is cheap. It’s not. It’s creeped into the “hmm” category, similar to the £35 a month phone contract I’d scowl at every time I looked over my bank statement, which had actually gone from “mmm” to “mmm?” and was followed by a cost-cutting exercise that has now made me £28 a month better off, albeit with an old phone. At £22.99, Game Pass Ultimate is right on the precipice of doom – or in other words, me considering if I really need this expense. I’ve got some time to think about that. What I am going to argue, though, is how much of a terrible loss to game discovery it’ll be if…<\/p>\n

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