frontpagephoinix | Staff posted Apr 17, 2026 12:30 AM
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frontpagephoinix | Staff posted Apr 17, 2026 12:30 AM
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined (Xbox Series X|S)
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$60
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... But make sure to avoid Xbox in general unless someone can mod and hack the Xbox to run steam os
And the person who thumb me down, stop licking the boot
I really wonder if they've broken our ability to actually value the art. By dumping everything into a subscription on day one, they've traded "big event" energy for raw metrics. They're basically shouting from the rooftops that their own art isn't worth owning, and honestly, the public is finally starting to believe them.
This devaluation has created a total death spiral for their hardware. When the games feel cheap, the console feels optional. You can see it in the sales slide. There's no pride in owning the box when the entire experience is just a license you're renting until your credit card expires.
The real victim here is the gamer. This "buffet" model breeds a sickness for hoarding instead of playing. We're all drowning in massive backlogs and digital "stuff" that feels too overwhelming to even click on. It's hollow. At $30 a month, you're dropping $360 a year.
I've realized that owning a small, curated collection I actually love is way better than "having everything" and valuing nothing. Once you tell the world your work is worth zero at entry, it's almost impossible to convince some its worth the price of admission ever again.
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I really wonder if they've broken our ability to actually value the art. By dumping everything into a subscription on day one, they've traded "big event" energy for raw metrics. They're basically shouting from the rooftops that their own art isn't worth owning, and honestly, the public is finally starting to believe them.
This devaluation has created a total death spiral for their hardware. When the games feel cheap, the console feels optional. You can see it in the sales slide. There's no pride in owning the box when the entire experience is just a license you're renting until your credit card expires.
The real victim here is the gamer. This "buffet" model breeds a sickness for hoarding instead of playing. We're all drowning in massive backlogs and digital "stuff" that feels too overwhelming to even click on. It's hollow. At $30 a month, you're dropping $360 a year.
I've realized that owning a small, curated collection I actually love is way better than "having everything" and valuing nothing. Once you tell the world your work is worth zero at entry, it's almost impossible to convince some its worth the price of admission ever again.
Compete agreement. I loaded up on Game Pass during sales to make it $8 a month. Those deals have dried up so once my subscription expires next March, I'm completely done with Xbox. I've supported Xbox since the OG console. You really saw the downturn starting with the fumbled Xbox One launch.
I do admit that the games that pop up on gamepass are amazing but I end up buying the ones I want on Steam or PS5 anyways. I'm not going to invest 50 hours into a game just to have it taken away from my library. I'll be picking up DQ7 on the PS5 when it hits $35-$40.
For all the negativity in the moves Xbox makes (studio closures, console price hikes, game pass price hikes), has Sony not done the exact same? Maybe their PS+ didn't get price increase, but no one is forcing anyone to get game pass, and PS+ isn't anywhere the service that game pass is.PlayStation's stance on exclusivity has hurt gamers in general a lot more. But no one cares because they market a lot better and pay sites to trash on Xbox.
Anyways, none of this matters for this deal. Very fun game, it's nice to see more turn based JRPGs, one of my favorite genres growing up as a kid.
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