You know you can still wait for games to go on sale right? Without paying a monthly subscription while waiting for the sale?

Oh i know it sounds crazy, I do still enjoy physical collecting. And the games I tend to buy as a result of playing them in GP are ones that are in physical form (if available). Even though I may never open them unless its a game that is removed from GP. I recently picked up Dirt 5 for like $10 (so way below the original retail price) as well as the Falconeer for $7. Both are games I first played on my SS and with GP games that leave, then so does the ability to play on the SS unless i buy them digitally. But like i said, I much prefer physical so I bought them and can continue to play on my SX (yes i have both).

GP (to me) takes me back to the days of downloadable demos, only these are full games. Havent you ever bought a game after playing a demo? Im betting you have but yes GP lets you play the entirety of the game (unlike a demo) so long as it remains active. once its taken out then you have to turn to the disc to play it again. And chances are there are some games you have played more than once through. That is how i use it, to curate the titles i will actually put $$ into owning.

Everybody is different in how they view the service so there is no right or wrong way to use it so long as you get out of it something you enjoy.

To answer your last question, gamepass isn’t boosting sales. people are simply taking advantage of the rental system that is gamepass to play the games that are on it and then once there done they move on from said game. It’s the reason why MS aren’t making a dime from GP and it’s also the reason why developers are still very reluctant to put there games into this rental service unless MS stump up a lot of $$$. For me there is nothing better then actually buying a game and supporting the developers this way your funding there next projects/sequels/DLCs. No doubt MS are slowly trying to reel people in before massive price hikes come into effect which they will at some point.

You don't get it then every game is the same to you , grayish, beat em once and move on ; thankfully , I'm not that depressed to consume them this way , it just doesn't feels right to play this way to begin with.

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse