IcaroRibeiro said:
Don't know if they are doing the right thing releasing most of their AAA games on GP. It's wonderful for consumers of course but from business point of view it's a bit more blur. If games sales were more front-loaded like DVD/BD or albums it would make perfect sense, after some months the sales decrease and never recover again, it's just that game sales works differently as some titles enjoy evergreen sales as long the console is alive (like GTA V) and releasing it on GP can severely hurt its sales |
I think it makes perfect sense for Microsoft and Sony because their games typically ARE extremely front loaded. That’s why you’re seeing a push like this from both of them. Now Nintendo, it makes perfect sense for them to stick to selling their games because they can sell them for $60 forever. Meanwhile even they offer a GamePass type service but it’s all classic games that they don’t make revenue off of anymore anyway.
GTA V is a huge exception to how games usually sell. But even that has come onto GamePass and PS Now. RDR2 is on GamePass right now. It still retails for $40, but Rockstar probably thinks they can offset potential lost sales with micro transactions for RDR Online.
It doesn’t make sense for every third party publisher but it does for plenty.
