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I tried GamePass PC until a whole bunch of my favourite games disappeared. So I had to buy them in the end, which, given steam's usual deals, was about the same as keeping my subscription. It's not a great deal for discerning customers and people will notice.
I had a free trial for PC and came to a similar conclusion. It's a good way to try some games, but the value proposition isn't great for long term unless you constantly play new games. Also the download speed was atrocious.
This. I never understood why people bothered with this mess in the first place, you need to be playing a new game like every two-three months to make this worth it/cheaper than just buying a $60 game. Which I think would be extremely hard for some games like RPGs that might take 100hrs to beat, especially if you have a life/obligations. I was busy with college, so Metaphor Re:fantazio took me like 5 months to beat, so a gamepass would be more expensive that buying the damn thing.