Gamepass Numbers

[Shinobi-san]

Signalstar said:

Shinobi-san said:

The problem with the Netflix comparison is that Netflix does not make top rated blockbuster movies inhouse. While they do make top notch series, I feel like that's less relevant for gaming.

Clearly this is due to budget constraints imposed on Netflix by their subscription model which needs to cater for inhouse development, and purchasing rights from other content suppliers to make an overall worth while service.

If you superimpose this with Gamepass - you going to ultimately end up in a scenario where the quality of inhouse content will have to drop. That being said the output from MS first party studios has been so low of late, that they are still going to be in a better position with gamepass either way. However, once their content is on par with Sony and Nintendo I think they too will end up in a predicament - especially with escalating game development costs for AAA games.

Sony and Nintendo on the other hand can not and should not adopt the exact same model. I suspect they will both adopt a hybrid model - whereby they can still make huge profits from new releases in the launch period - while simultaneously offering a more comprehensive service than PS+ or PS Now etc.

That's just not true. I may not like Netflix original movies but they do spend a lot of money on them from time to time.

The Irishman cost $200 million.

Bright, Roma, Six Underground, and Red Notice are others.

Netflix just spent $400 million for two sequels to Knives Out.

Those are blockbuster figures.

Yeah perhaps I overstated a bit, but the point remains: Netflix rarely puts out blockbuster movies with the budget to follow.

The Irishman according to IMDB had a 175million budget and its the highest Netflix has ever spent on a movie. Six Underground is next highest and its at 150 million. The Irishman is also an outlier in that its actually a good movie. But Netflix has become notorious for putting out subpar action movies.

In contrast Black Widow and No Time to Die - both had budgets of over 200 million and are true blockbuster action movies. And they are not even at the upper echelon of blockbuster. 

The point of my comment is to state that once MS's first party software reaches the pinnacle of quality as we generally see from Nintendo and Sony....they might find it hard to balance profits from gamepass and ever increasing budgets needed to reach that quality level.