Hating Game Pass Makes You Look Foolish

[Machiavellian]

curl-6 said:

Machiavellian said:

The problem with this point is that people are way to concentrated on the Console War.  GP is not going to change the console war because MS is not invested in the console war.  GP scope is beyond the console and the prize MS is looking at is gaming in General.  They are looking at every device that can play games and want GP on it.  Its the reason you have a browser extension to play GP on any device.  Its the reason MS will be coming out with a Dongle for GP.  We also probably will see integration on a TV soon.  The difference between GP and PS Now is that Sony does not want PS Now to compete with PS hardware and only really offer it on such hardware.  MS has already decided that GP will not be tied to any hardware and does not care if it competes with Xbox hardware.  The 2 companies are in totally different paths when it comes to their services which is why when people view everything through the "Console War" lens they only see a narrow view of what MS is going for.

The kind of posts I'm referring to though, were definitely talking about console sales.

That is because the person who made that post also is way to concerned about the console war.  For MS there is no console war anymore, there is only gaming and the Xbox is just one tool they have to push their vision of gaming.  Not saying their vision is the best because there is competition on that front.  Think about it this way.  It was MS who first decided to bring their First party games day one on the PC and Console.  We only now have seen Sony embrace bringing their games to PC probably because they realize that they are missing out on money but even they are not doing day one release.  A lot of people stated that this move to bring their console games to PC means that their is no need to purchase a Xbox and they are right.  MS made that decision because it supports GP on PC and they already decided in their road map that what is best for GP is a decision they need to make now.  GP on whole has a great up side for MS then just pumping out console hardware in a very competitive market with Sony and Nintendo.  

Sony is always about protecting their hardware eco system just like Nintendo but MS on the other hand just do not care.  MS do not care if you get a Xbox, play their games on a Dongle, Brower on your phone, TV, PC you name it, as long as you ware willing to sub to GP, they will make money because GP is the gateway drug to their other services and you can believe they will come a day where they will bundle them together.