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Is Xbox Game Pass Still Worth It? Juk Sing Pok Gai Gamer’s Take on 2025’s Subscription Struggle

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PokGaiGamer
July 09, 2025

Yo, fellow pok gai gamers and all my 1.5-gen and second-gen American Cantonese crew—let’s talk straight: Is Xbox Game Pass still the king, or is it starting to feel like last night’s cold rice? If you’re grinding through life with a Steam Deck in one hand and a boba in the other, you know the vibes: Game Pass used to be the ultimate hack for broke gamers, but 2025 is looking kinda sus.

The Good: Still Got Some Flavour

  • Game Pass is still dropping heat—Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, The Outer Worlds 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, and a bunch of day-one releases are keeping the service alive.

  • Value for money’s still there if you’re the type who likes to sample everything at the buffet, not just stick with one dish.

  • Lineup is stacked for July: Tony Hawk, High On Life, Legend of Mana, and more—so it’s not like the service is dead yet.

The Bad: Missing the Real Dim Sum

  • Biggest games of 2025? Not on Game Pass. GTA 6, new Zelda, Mario Kart World, Ghost of Yotei—if you want those, you gotta pay full price or own a different console.

  • Competition is flexing hard—Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 are dropping exclusives that make Xbox look like it’s still running Windows XP.

  • Some games cycle out fast, so if you’re slow to finish, you’re outta luck—like when your cousin eats all the siu mai before you even sit down.

The Ugly: Feeling Like a True Pok Gai

  • Price hikes hit hard. For a lot of us, that extra few bucks means one less bubble tea a month.

  • No more “must-have” exclusives. Xbox is spreading its games to PlayStation, so what’s the point of sticking around if you can’t flex on your friends with something they can’t play?

  • Uncertainty about the future. With rumors about Xbox hardware dying and Game Pass just being “another app,” it’s hard not to feel like we’re getting left behind.

What Can Game Designers, Marketers, and Influencers Learn?

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Lesson from Game Pass 2025

Game Designers

Don’t rely on just being on Game Pass. Build games with staying power and replay value, or you’ll get lost in the shuffle.

Marketers

Don’t overpromise. Hype is cool, but if you can’t deliver GTA 6 or the next big exclusive, gamers will bounce.

Influencers

Stay honest. Your audience can smell fake hype. If Game Pass is mid, say it. If it slaps, show why. Pok gai gamers respect realness.

Pok Gai Gamer Call to Action

Don’t just sit there like a leftover egg tart—help out your fellow pok gai gamers! Subscribe to our YouTube channel, where we’ll be joining the ranks of other broke, toxic, and brutally honest Cantonese-American gamers for live streams, hot takes, and pure chaos. Smash that follow on our socials so we can keep it real, roast bad games, and celebrate the gems together.

Let’s show the world how juk sing pok gai gamers do it—no money, no filter, all heart.