Is Xbox Game Pass worth it?

Game Pass is worth it if you play several new games a year, especially day-one releases — at roughly €20/month for Ultimate, you break even after buying about 4 full-price games. If you only play a couple of titles a year, buying cheap keys is usually cheaper.

PS Plus Essential (~€80/yr) pays for itself on online play and monthly free games; Extra and Premium add a large catalogue and are worth it if you play a wide variety of games rather than a handful.

Is Game Pass / PS Plus Worth It?

Subscriptions are great value if you play a lot — but a waste if you only buy a few games a year. Enter your habits below and we'll compare the cost of each service against buying the games outright.

New games you play per yearAverage price you'd pay per game (€)

If you bought those games instead, you'd spend about

€240.00 / year

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

€240.00/yr · ~€19.99/mo · 400+ games + day-one releases + cloud

Worth it · save ~€0.00

PC Game Pass

€144.00/yr · ~€11.99/mo · PC library + day-one releases

Worth it · save ~€96.00

PS Plus Essential

€80.00/yr · monthly free games + online play

Worth it · save ~€160.00

PS Plus Extra

€135.00/yr · Essential + a catalogue of 400+ games

Worth it · save ~€105.00

PS Plus Premium

€160.00/yr · Extra + classics + game trials

Worth it · save ~€80.00

EA Play

€40.00/yr · EA catalogue + early trials

Worth it · save ~€200.00

Ubisoft+ Classics

€60.00/yr · Ubisoft catalogue

Worth it · save ~€180.00

Subscriptions win when you play a lot of different new games — especially day-one releases. If you only buy a few titles a year, a cheap key from a verified store is usually the better deal. Prices are approximate annual costs and vary by region and promotions.

How to decide

The maths is simple: a subscription is worth it when the games you'd actually play cost more than the annual fee. Game Pass Ultimate (~€240/year) breaks even at about 4–5 full-price games; PC Game Pass (~€144/year) at around three. The catch is that you only "own" the games while you subscribe.

If you tend to buy a handful of specific titles and keep them forever, you'll usually save more by grabbing a cheap verified key — keys frequently beat both the store price and the effective subscription cost. Check the next Steam sale too if you can wait.