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Having slower internet makes me appreciate Xbox Game Pass more

Every download ages me 10 years

Xbox Game Pass is a cracking deal isn't it? You pay a tenner a month and you've got this ever-growing catalogue of games. Games everywhere! They're on your screen and in your eyes as fast as your internet's top speed can deliver them. But can you fully appreciate them with a lightning fast connection? For me at least, it's the total opposite. Now that my megabits have plummeted, Game Pass seems even sweeter a deal.

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Ed Thorn: When Ed's not cracking thugs with bicycles in Yakuza, he's likely swinging a badminton racket in real life. Any genre goes, but he's very into shooters and likes a weighty gun, particularly if they have a chainsaw attached to them. Adores orange and mango squash, unsure about olives.
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