[paxys]

He makes a bold assertion though that Microsoft will include new AAA titles from its various properties in Game Pass from day 1. I find that very doubtful, and so Steam's purpose will continue to be selling games for the first ~6 months of their release cycle (when the bulk of sales anyways happpen).

[DenseComet]

Day 1 releases is one of the main draws of Game Pass. The Game Pass marketing site [1] has an entire section labeled "Play Day One" that says

"Be among the first to play the latest titles from Xbox Game Studios and ID@Xbox, available to Xbox Game Pass members the same day as their global release."

[1] https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass

[owlninja]

One down side my son discovered recently is when he went to play red dead redemption 2, which he only recently started, and it had been pulled. It was a little frustrating. Otherwise game pass has been a pretty good value.

[disgruntledphd2]

Generally, large publishers (like Rockstar) use GamePass/PS Now as a trial more than anything else.

By which I mean, this was the plan (as long as you have now bought the game).