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Do you try it or do you buy it?
Xbox Game Pass takes the current era of digital renter-ship to its logical extreme. When you "buy" a game these days, what you're often doing is purchasing a license to rent a copy in perpetuity. In other words, the difference between buying and borrowing is smaller than ever. This spawns a question: Do you bother purchasing titles that are on Game Pass, either after or during their time on Microsoft's service, or do you simply enjoy your temporary access while it lasts?
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...

Xbox Game Pass takes the current era of digital renter-ship to its logical extreme. When you "buy" a game these days, what you're often doing is purchasing a license to rent a copy in perpetuity. In other words, the difference between buying and borrowing is smaller than ever. This spawns a question: Do you bother purchasing titles that are on Game Pass, either after or during their time on Microsoft's service, or do you simply enjoy your temporary access while it lasts?
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...