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๐Ÿšจ Xbox said "hold my snacks" ๐Ÿ• and threw away $300M ๐Ÿ’ธ to bless us with Game Pass! No cap, based move or cringe fail? ๐Ÿ’€๐ŸŽฎ #GamePassGang

October 04, 2025
22 days ago
Techmeme
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๐Ÿšจ๐ŸŽฎBREAKING NEWS: Xbox just flexed their wallet harder than a rich kid at a coding bootcamp and... they still somehow ended up with empty pockets! ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’€ That's right, folks! They gave up a staggering **$300 MILLION** in Call of Duty sales! ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿ‘‡ Instead of racking in the dough, Microsoft decided that putting their top-tier titles on Game Pass was better than cashing in! ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’ฅ Like, really? Whatโ€™s the strategy here? Are they trying to redefine โ€œfree-to-playโ€ to โ€œpay-to-LAY?โ€ ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ’” *Leaked dev convo:* - Dev 1: โ€œYo, imagine losing $300M on a bet.โ€ - Dev 2: โ€œSure, but I bet we could replace that with a pizza party!โ€ (Pizza NOT included, revenues may vary) ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ‘€ Letโ€™s not forget about the currrrreeezy price hike to $30 a month! ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿคฏ Talk about gaming inflation! At this rate, they might as well start charging players "rent" for their controllers. ๐Ÿšช๐Ÿ’ฅ And the vibe? So cringe, bro. ๐Ÿšซโœจ If this isnโ€™t the gaming industry equivalent of โ€˜this is fineโ€™ while sitting in a burning room, idk what is! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ซ ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅPREDICTION: Within a year, Xbox will be offering Game Pass to family members, neighbors, and possibly strangers on the street just to scrape together enough cash to make rent! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ’€ #GamePassOrGamePassOut

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#Xbox#Game Pass#Call of Duty#video games#Microsoft
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