derpysquirtle64 said:
Machiavellian said:
I believe you are setting yourself up to be disappointed. I highly doubt any of the big hitters will go exclusive any time soon if at all. Anything currently in development that was already cross platform will stay that way. The only thing in the short term you will see is a commitment to bringing all those games to Gamepass and probably day one release for the current things that are not behind some exclusive deal with Sony. Just having those games day one on gamepass which is the ultimate goal is enough in the short term as far as MS strategy is concerned to gain more subs. Lets just say if Startfield release this year, day one gamepass and it becomes a huge hit. Pay 70 bones for the PC/Console or drop that into half the cost of gamepass. Each successful game grows the service which is the ultimate goal. While exclusive would also do the same, it also will take a way huge sales away from those titles which in the short term will help to pay the cost of the acquisition. A purchase this big still needs to keep the investors happy by showing huge profits or they get skittish. MS is a huge business and most times they are not going to move at the speed gamers and fans believe they should. Their plans probably is a more controlled burn then a brush fire. |
I agree with this point, but when it comes to Starfield, it doesn't really make much sense to make it multiplatform because it is a new IP. As for the games like Fallout and TES which are guaranteed to sell tons of copies on Playstation, they will most likely stay multiplat |
I agree that MS could make one power move and lets say make Starfield exclusive for 1 year on the PC/Xbox while still leaving the other big hitters like Fallout, Elder scrolls, Doom multiplat. People tend to forget that development, QA licensing deals and other stuff that comes into play for releaasing a game has a huge cost. I am sure that the PS development of Starfield is playable just like the PC and Xbox versions and thus a lot of money has been spent making that version. To just throw away that investment is very pricy even for MS. Making the game 1 year exclusive and day one purchase on GP could still have a net gain effect and also still sell huge on Sony console if Starfield end up being a huge property.
