Everything about buying video games is getting more confusing and expensive
Recently, I dug out my old Nintendo 3DS because I was craving simpler times. Really, I just wanted to play some games; to chip away at the mystery of Majora's Mask, or solve a few puzzles in BoxBoy, without the headaches of system updates or subscriptions or any of that stuff. It's been refreshing. And my choice has felt especially prescient of late, given just how much more complicated and expensive modern game consoles have become. It's not a new problem, but it keeps getting worse.
The most recent example comes from Microsoft. Today, the company announced changes to its Game Pass subscription service, which, yes, also include a price hik ...