PotentHerbs said:
That's a short sighted way of looking at consolidation. An acquisition like this will impact the industry forever, for better or worse, at the very least gaming will look like the entertainment industry, where everything is fragmented even for PC. It can very well lead to Microsoft doubling the price of XBLG/GamePass or having their gaming division operate similar to Microsoft 365. The latter is especially possible with the direction Microsoft is going in terms of subscription services. |
How is it short sighted? They could make Gamepass $100 a month and I still would have saved money looking at what I've played on it and the value of those games over the past couple years. I fully expect them to raise the Gamepass price with this massive buyout and I'm fully okay with that. I'm saving money, especially when one considers the fact that purchased games are starting to go the route of $70 for AAA.
