{"id":29922,"date":"2024-07-24T04:23:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T10:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/07\/20\/the-players-club-podcast-ep-141-is-xbox-game-pass-worth-the-extra-cost-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T13:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T18:53:41","slug":"the-players-club-podcast-ep-141-is-xbox-game-pass-worth-the-extra-cost-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=29922","title":{"rendered":"The Player\u2019s Club Podcast Ep 141: Is Xbox Game Pass Worth the Extra Cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"The Player\u2019s Club Podcast Ep 141: Is Xbox Game Pass Worth the Extra Cost?\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g3qzNvYs2tE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You ready for this playa?<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to the club! This week, Al and Emmett reunite to talk about the recent Xbox Game Pass price increase. Will we cancel our subscriptions as a result? What other ways to play games are more financially responsible? How much are Xbox games going for on Ebay? We answer these questions and more on this episode!<\/p>\n<p>Plus, in the Whatcha Playin segment, Al talks about\u00a0 Fallout 2 and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden while Emmett talks about Indika and Grime, and also talk about the state of Isreal. 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Trust me it makes sense when you listen to the show.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>     Timestamps:<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Start: 0:00<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          TotS: Xboix Game Pass Price Hike 5:13<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Whatcha Playin? 1:07:01<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Indika 1:07:27<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Fallout 2 1:20:46<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Grime 1:32:59:15<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden 1:58:03<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Housekeeping 2:12:45<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>  \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>     Housekeeping:<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Indie Book Club &#8211; Oxenfree: Episode 3 &#8211; VGU.TV (<a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/06\/25\/indie-book-club-oxenfree-episode-3\/\">https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/06\/25\/indie-book-club-oxenfree-episode-3\/<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Akimbot | VGU Test Drive &#8211; VGU.TV (<a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/07\/10\/akimbot-vgu-test-drive\/\">https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/07\/10\/akimbot-vgu-test-drive\/<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Tricky Madness | VGU Test Drive &#8211; VGU.TV (<a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/07\/06\/tricky-madness-vgu-test-drive\/\">https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/07\/06\/tricky-madness-vgu-test-drive\/<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland | VGU Test Drive &#8211; VGU.TV (<a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/07\/01\/rugrats-adventures-in-gameland-vgu-test-drive\/\">https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/07\/01\/rugrats-adventures-in-gameland-vgu-test-drive\/<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Roboquest | VGU Summer Game Nights! &#8211; VGU.TV (<a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/06\/29\/roboquest-vgu-summer-game-nights\/\">https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/06\/29\/roboquest-vgu-summer-game-nights\/<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Bad Boys Ride or Die Review: Lost Sauce Restored &#8211; VGU.TV (<a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/06\/29\/lost-sauce-restored-bad-boys-ride-or-die-review\/\">https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/06\/29\/lost-sauce-restored-bad-boys-ride-or-die-review\/<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          The Supreme Court, Democrats, and Stagnation (God Hand Gameplay\/Commentary) (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JyvLQUSJ4DU\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/JyvLQUSJ4DU<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Welcome to the Thing 29: In Search of the Chill White Dude. 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