Pentiment har høstet ret flotte anmeldelser rundt omkring, og det er desuden ret tydeligt at ét af de aspekter der roses er spillets innovative og nyskabende kombination af historiefortælling og visuel stil. Selv mener instruktør Josh Sawyer at spillet kun kan eksistere fordi Game Pass-tjenesten eksisterer.
I et interview med Waypoint Radio fortæller Sawyer følgende om hele processen bag:
"I never would have proposed making {Pentiment} without Game Pass. Like, I literally just wouldn't have done it. I just don't think it would have been possible. The old mentality of publishers and developers is generally focused on larger investments with higher returns, and that's not the point in this environment, in this ecosystem. [Game Pass] is the only way in which I conceive of [{Pentiment}] being viable. For my own sake, making a game so different, I've completely shifted my thinking for [{Pentiment}]. It is so unusual, so niche, it's for a small audience, and as long as that audience is into it, that's fine."
Det er måske også den måde Game Pass, og PlayStation Plus for den sags skyld, tillader udviklere at tænke? De skal bare tilføje værdi med noget unikt til det samlede katalog, i stedet for at lave et individuelt hit på samme måde - eller hvad?
