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Xbox is raising the price of gamepass Ultimate to $30/month effective today. I'll be cancelling and purchasing games with the help of DEKU DEALS moving forward.

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I went from a 1080ti to a 6800xt, and then a 9070xt. I basically just skip a generation, but the amount of posts from guys out there this year saying "Finally retired my 4090 with my shiny new 5090!" is honestly depressing.

I mentioned the ancillary costs because TCO is relevant. If you're sweating bullets over $10-$30 a month, but you always buy the highest end gear as it releases and are paying $200-$300+ a month on just being able to play stuff... why the hyperfocus on software costs? Couldn't more money be saved by doing something differently?

I know guys who buy all the skins on LoL as they release. I know people with thousands of spend in shit like fortnite. I also know people spending hundreds a month on gacha. Financial literacy is terrible.

Anyway, I look at game sub costs as super cheap, especially compared to 1990s $5 rentals for 5 days. There's a 30 day all you can eat rental option, whether it's worth it to you really depends on you. I don't pay for it shrug