| Kyuu said: Microsoft can easily sustain GamePass with their current model (a platform holder that doubles as a 3rd party publisher supporting mobile phones, PC, Playstation, and soon Switch 2). But GamePass's net impact can't be determined/extrapolated without knowing the annual software sales on Xbox in revenue and units. |
Yeah, you *could* argue that without gamepass selling the games would be more profitable. But that is really a hard calculation to do, is it? Gamepass may or may not less profitable, but it is profitable and it is also more stable than the risky game business is overall. I think if your goal is a sustainable system for developing games for players, than Gamepass can work. Not that I trust MS to not muck it up, especially seeing the recent layoffs. But that said: the reasons for the layoffs isn't Gamepass, it is the greed to have more than just line go up, the line must go up *faster*.
Last edited by Mnementh - on 08 July 2025
