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SKMBlake said:

Ryuu96 said:

One Reddit user asked the studio if Xbox Game Pass has been an aid, earning a reply from game director and producer Vanessa Chia.

"With hindsight, I am happy to report that Game Pass has been 100% worth it for us. It allows us access to so many players for the Voxel Trilogy — Riverbond, Echo Generation and Ravenlok," Chia wrote. "As indie devs, visibility is always a struggle, and knowing that there is a low barrier of entry for players to get hands-on playing the game is solving a big challenge for us."

Ravenlok Developers Praise Xbox Game Pass Following Game's Launch | Windows Central

I mean the game is rated 68 on Xbox and 60 on PC, so of course they are glad for Game Pass money

You sound like you discredit the content of the article because you think MS is blindly overpaying them or something. MS does not throw vast sums of money without expecting ROI. Phil spoke about some of the ways they proceed but the original and default way is paying studios by the level of engagement they achieve with the player. So revenue is still greatly impacted by the title quality like on any other store but the difference here, as pointed out in the article, is the visibility GamePass offers to those titles and the removed paywall which incite user to try.

Last edited by EpicRandy - on 06 May 2023