Game Scoop! 774: Xbox Game Pass Price Yikes

[@harrold277]

Scoop!! (Sound is bad again though like most of the last 6 months, damon is distorted and sam is muted when he doesnt speak loud enough and has an annoying buzz. Please fix this 😔)

[@mickael486]

ikr... the only video game podcast on the internet can't seem to get their ongoing audio issues fixed while all others never have an issue. just saying...It can be hazardous to your health when using headphones.

[@ParadoxalDream]

@@robf IGN spent all its money buying Eurogamer and other gaming outlets lol

[@randocalrissian9217]

Skill issue

[@randocalrissian9217]

@@RJ_GameNewsUSA narrator: it wasn’t.

[@sleezyimpalass]

Zero sound issues on my end.

[@bearimo2867]

The ending made me laugh so hard, quality work all round gents 😂

[@firenoodledoodle112]

Sam literally made me fall off my chair in this episode. Bloke cracked me up during those elden ring parts hahaha

[@RichardHannay]

The Elden Ring bonus discussion is funny as heck. 😆

[@RichardHannay]

Alf as a final boss would be a nice surprise

[@toot1st105]

Sony increased thier sub prices by 35% last year yet wheb xbox does its a massive problem

[@TheBean87]

Funny how that works eh? One ups the price while dropping value of games given, while the other ups the price and boosts quality and quantity of games given. Yet they give woes to the one giving more for the buck.

[@MoFoTRex93]

@TheBean87 also you don't hear these guys talking crap about Foam Stars which was garbage and a Sony exclusive. Yet they bring up Hellblade 2 sales???

[@TheBean87]

@@MoFoTRex93 valid point, but see the mindset is negative Xbox, they don’t look at the negatives on ps because that would mean they’d have to accept both have negatives.

[@natedunn3933]

Because that happened last year, not this week. IGN podcast definitely covered both price increases. Don’t make something out of nothing. ✌️

[@toot1st105]

@@natedunn3933 no they didn't cover it, it was briefly mentioned on their weekly podcast thats it, there wasn't constant articles about there wasnt talks of how their sub service is no longer worth it, there wasnt a barrage of people saying their sub service is running gaming. Nope that's just gamepass

[@Kingtoadpipe]

Was this the first episode with an insert commercial? Does the goose camp have fiduciary problems?

[@bearimo2867]

Gamepass UK is still cheaper /same as Spotify and top tier Netflix. I'd rather they all cost less, just have to shop around.

[@david53444]

Yea. And in the euro zone new games cost 80€ and gamepass ultimate is 18€, PC Gamepass 12€, so still lot of value there.

[@r0BCEN0]

True core gamers keep their controller clean by putting their nuggets in a blender and drinking that savory chicken shake

[@RandyShadows]

Replying to Sam. The Simpsons ride replaced the Back to the future ride.

[@pandaluna]

Does it ever feel like there's some passive aggressiveness towards Mark sometimes?

[@GarrettShelton-kj3ni]

Yes I’ve thought it every time he’s on. Especially from dipsh1t Justin.

[@JacobTheProtector]

The "secret ending" of this episode was hilarious; Sam had me non-stop laughing lol

[@NCSUWolfpacker2010]

Woah!!! He quoted ThisIsJackBauer!! That’s me!!!! lol so cool

[@ZER0AO]

In regards to why Aemond has the biggest dragon, Vhagar was on of the three dragons used to conquer Westeros originally and was flown by of one of Aegon I's sister/wife, and is the only surviving dragon of the three. It was riderless when Aemond claimed it. It is also important to note that dragons aren't entirely tamed in Game of Thrones and the choose their rider too

[@rgb]

WHAT WAS THE REDACTED?!?!

[@DaemonHatfield]

Shmup

[@G_Rad_Ski]

The Back to the Future ride was pretty awesome. Glad Daemon saw Waterworld, crazy that still is a thing there lol.

[@BIHawaii]

Will everyone be this freaked out when Nintendo and Sony raises their prices on games... GTA6 floated 100$ ...

[@ZimmermanTelegram]

Who cares about Sony or Nintendo? Only Xbox news/rumours generates clicks

[@gilbertoarellano8525]

They already raised the price of first party games to $70.

[@mikesmith3397]

That's how much some games cost 30 years ago. Younger gamers need to understand that their hobby costs money.

[@TopCheeseBarDown]

@@mikesmith3397 Also $100 years ago is even MORE now.

[@gmalanga]

Sad to hear that there isn't the "Back to the Future" ride anymore. It was awesome!

[@viktormustapic]

Daemon is peaking

[@Shadow_Enz]

"Belt Scroller": Likely the same reason the "Capcom Beat Em Up Bundle" was called "Capcom Belt Action Collection" in Japan

[@trinity31409]

Udon...see some of us watch the whole show.

[@PeterDB90]

That Simpson's ride has been around since at least a decade ago and it was easily my favorite part then, glad to hear it's still great today too :)

[@78aray]

Squad 51 vs. The Flying Saucers looks incredible! Glad it got a shoutout in this episode. I’d never heard of it before but I’ll be picking it up today!

[@Ddarke11]

It's true, people didn't like the Horizon games that sold millions, they were just foisted upon the masses.

[@InertAction]

Weird level of disrespect.

[@ImJustPlayin_]

Such a huge bummer that we can’t get a descent Double Dragon game. SOR4, TMNT Shredders Revenge, River city..Stellar beat’em ups.

[@evermillcreek]

Daemon is like the dad you would choose if you had to become a child again, such a dude

[@Remy45]

1:28:13 Justin: “Can we leave?” Mark: “We can leave” *screen goes black” 😂😂😂

[@xan7474]

IGN shitting on xbox again, what a surprise. PlayStation increase PlayStation plus prices, nothing, Microsoft increase gamepass let’s have a section shitting on xbox, at least Justin was sensible.

[@Hackrifice]

Omg what an amazing episode. So many lol moments. Best Mark episode to date!

[@grandered3695]

This 20 questions game was hard! Valiant effort, Camp Goose

[@rollty5834]

Hilarious bts stuff at the end

[@PeterDB90]

How to snack while playing games? Don't. It's just always a bad idea. But if you DO for some reason (like, say, you're playing CounterStrike with your friends and are really bad at it and die in the first minute of the round every time and then have nothing to do but wait for the next round), then a very, VERY simple solution is just to use utensils. Fork would be ideal for most things. If you're eating finger food like chips, you could opt for chopsticks. Have napkins nearby just in case. Bonus points if they are wet napkins.

[@X82BIGBLUE82X]

Make sure you watch the Game Scoop end credits this week! 😂

[@dominicmatlock4579]

They got rid of the back to the future ride. It was my favorite

[@OOCHIES]

Currently driving past Wendy’s

[@nintendad8168]

to me eldin ring is the best game ever made what an incredible world they created . Bloodborne , shovel knight and tiers of the kingdom are right there for me as well

[@usedfuzzbox]

Woke up to this, ans Sam is in the wrong slot, must need to go back to bed......

[@PeterAtkinson]

Didn’t hear the Severance news, super pumped that season 2 is coming out. I’m glad they didn’t just release it and hopefully this means it’s going to be as tight as the first season. 🤞 Another excellent episode of Scoop!

[@freiteez]

The Simpsons Ride used to be the Back to the Future ride. And funny enough the mummy ride used to be an E.T. Ride and would say your name at the end of it.

[@felixokelly2736]

1) pause game, 2) put controller down, 3) grub, then resume game.

[@popnfresh2928]

Sam, Back To The Future ride was dismantle years ago when The Simpson Ride was built & took its place....

[@christophervanroekel8550]

Justin 'wigging' up a way to 'sproing' something into his mouth like a 'tiddlie wink' via a trebuchet has got to be one of the funniest things I've heard in a while

[@RH1812]

Voiceover man: “Day One on Gamepass…for some of you”

[@joejones1991]

It's only $7 a month

[@Eric_DeMent]

Sam, Back to the Future ride was replaced by Simpsons. Basically a reskin. It was really cool and want Universal to bring it back so bad.

[@fabienzaca]

Axelay is a great game with awesome looking bosses.

[@pclarkson85]

Mmm DD music intro 😊

[@pressurecracks88]

Transformers is neither a roller coaster, nor like The Simpsons Ride. It’s very much like the Spider-Man ride in Orlando. Back to the Future was replaced by Simpsons.

[@RedwolfEDC]

Please fire your sound engineer, no excuse for these problems to persist for so long especially when they are failing at the basics. Plenty of more talented people who would love the opportunity.

[@YouTubeChannel-iq5to]

Don’t call for people getting fired for trivial reasons.

[@Garoth4582]

It is ridiculous that your in studio host of the show has worse sound quality than everyone else.

[@Harvdigity]

Honestly why can’t they just go back to the studio. Weird.

[@RedwolfEDC]

@Harvdigity Because covid made people lazy and now everyone expects to be able to work from home. Honestly it's pretty ridiculous and companies need to just bite the bullet and tell everyone you either work on site like always of you are fired, the pandemic is over and maintaining pandemic politics helps no one.

[@jamesproko3391]

Relax

[@mickael486]

❤ you, Omega Cops

[@lesliealvarado3257]

The Simpson’s ride replaced the back yo the future ride.

[@felixokelly2736]

Sam has the right idea.

[@chaikagaz]

Its inflation, price hikes are the norm now

[@combo9114]

Mark was right.

[@L0E221]

the simpsons ride used to be the back to the future ride.

[@felixokelly2736]

The books were great, but forget them for this show.

[@felixokelly2736]

The Final Boss? The Rock is in Erd Tree?

[@XXnegotronXX]

First time hearing about Axelay this 20Q was impossible difficulty.

[@simonlebel2436]

Messmer, Scorpion Lady and Last Boss are the only mandatory bosses

[@ParadoxalDream]

21:55 It depends what you're after. If you're more into retro gaming Nintendo Switch Online is way better than Game Pass, especially for the price ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Covette01]

That Harry Potter ride is a throw-up machine. Terrible. But the line through Hogwarts is fantastic.

[@holddamayo7474]

Mark is legit the only person on this podcast that makes sense half the time

[@felixokelly2736]

The Interview show is like the FFVII remake. Sorta the same, but different.

[@Torralbae1]

What show does Sam mention @ 1:03:51?

[@SirCrofty]

Babylon Berlin

[@forry1909]

A few weeks ago there was discussion about Microsoft closing game studios. Clearly the price needed to go up.

[@Onyyyxx]

Trillion dollar company struggling according to you

[@l90316]

26:04 Well, it’s actually mobile and mtx in COD and blizzard games.

[@shanemente]

Always so weird to me to hear people talk about what content can be skipped in Elden Ring...

[@Onyyyxx]

Layoffs and price increases for the trillion $ company

[@sandman8920]

Batman on the nes. That’s what I’m playing

[@SergioRamos-qg2ub]

Justin & Sam will never understand the passion a game like Elden Ring SOTE creates in a lot of its players. The game is not for everyone but for does of us it grabs it is a unique & immersive experience unlike any other game. Thanks for representing the people that love the FromSoftware lore Mark.

[@X82BIGBLUE82X]

Did you watch the end credits? lol

[@Great-Documentaries]

😵‍💫21:10: "Games used to be a lot easier to steal."🤣 According to FitGirl and Dodi, it has NEVER been easier to steal PC games. 🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠

[@MoFoTRex93]

Really yikes yall knew it was going to go up. It's still a great deal.

[@LeatherneckJedi]

88 minute Game Scoop! 🎉

[@SolarasNaracott]

Poor Stadia.

[@GotSawst]

Everything is increasing in Price, spaghetti, bread, skateboards, games, gas, Netflix, why would Game Pass be immune to inflation/shrinkflation? Thats the real issue. ”Like, come on” -Jimmy

[@chickenwings6172]

Why would we care about skateboards?

[@GotSawst]

@@chickenwings6172 yes

[@CastleSandwich]

@@chickenwings6172 😆Why wouldn't you care about skateboards?

[@mickael486]

It's not so much the price hike as much as the broken promise of Game Pass being synonymous with DAY ONE releases.. not to mention the online multiplayer not being included on one of the tiers.

[@toot1st105]

​@@mickael486They are still having day one releases though

[@felixokelly2736]

Mark has it! Interview was epic and they can't leave it the way it ended.

[@aaronaaronsen5976]

Glad you guys could get right into it and tell the truth about that Price Hike without hiding it under thirty minutes of talk about literally nothing. If only there was a dedicated IGN Xbox Podcast that also had the fortitude to also do so. BUT THERE ISNT.

[@justinstanger4033]

Watch EVIL!!! Every time they talk about tv, I’m hoping they bring up the best tv show on right now, but nobody’s watching!!!!!!!

[@kylebookout1789]

Great episode. You guys are firing on all cylinders with this one. Scoop!

[@Great-Documentaries]

14:00 is where the talk of GamePass starts. You're welcome. 🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠

[@AA-ke5bd]

Who tf plays elden ring for the story?!

[@randocalrissian9217]

Ghost of Tsushima slaps! It’s such a great game. Horizon is also fantastic.

[@pmizzlar]

Milkshakes and gaming

[@missionmetaverse5240]

How did none of them know Axelay??? Cybernator could have stumped them as well.

[@Canady182]

Had to get Xbox's biggest hater for this episode huh? lol

[@SlowToe]

Scoop!!

[@ericjones8891]

Kinda over Elden Ring. Can’t imagine going back to it again

[@shutuppabs323]

It’s wild Sam is dunking on people who care about Elden Ring story. As if it were any less important than any other narrative from any other game. The final boss of erdtree is a nice surprise and interesting lore implications for those who care about it.

[@jamesproko3391]

Wild???…. Relax

[@YoshMaster]

Not a single video game story is important enough to be made at spoilers

[@mikesmith3397]

@@shutuppabs323 lol @ "lore implications." This is exactly what Sam was ridiculing.

[@OOCHIES]

Get a big ol’ SCOOP of fries at WENDYS

[@buggy946]

#GameScoop

[@Etnieskid7]

Lmao at that title, still a better deal than PS Premium easily

[@R17759]

The better deal is the service offered by your preferred platform

[@BiggTonyStyle]

Scoop!

[@nvc.]

Gamepass or any subcription system doesn't make any sense because it means the loss of quality of games..

[@TheBean87]

Except it doesn’t.

[@nvc.]

@@TheBean87 It absolutely does. When you don't have to reach a level of quality because the game wont have sell numbers, expect play time that gets blunded with others, you don't have a direct correlation between your product and the money it made. The quality goes down. As long as the service has one or two titles that keep gamers subscribed, all other titles matter less, you get less competition, less innovation, less quality.

[@MasterJazz09]

It's really not confusing

[@SoloDamus]

Remember. Xbox is #1

[@levikonn]

YASSSS SCOOP ME

[@Kulj_No1]

SCOOP!

[@Rooster832]

Stop acting like 12th is bad. It was going up against cod, Minecraft, fortnight roadblocks, etc. They are all Multiplayer games and it was like the only single-player game.

[@thefattmish]

These price increases are totally reasonable. For now.

[@Keyfram3d]

Who tf eats while gaming?