zero129 said:
Damn.. So after seeing you guys talk about Outriders i decided id give it a try.. Only to find out its not on Gamepass PC.. I hope MS gets that sorted as its one of the annoying things about Gamepass atm when it comes to some games being on Console/Android but not on PC. It would be understandable if the games was only available on console with no PC versions. But for games that's on both MS really need to start getting them games on PC Gamepass too. |
I don't think Microsoft is to blame here. They can easily get such great deals on console side of things only because Xbox console as it stands is way behind PC, Playstation or Switch in terms of user base. Publishers just don't set the high expectations for sales on Xbox anyway - they know that Xbox sales would probably make around 10% of all sales, so putting the game on GamePass for console is an easy choice for a publisher itself and not way too expensive for Microsoft to get. PC, on the other hand is completely different. Steam is massive and if I'm not mistaken it's the biggest gaming platform in the world, or at least it's up there battling with Playstation for that #1 spot. Square Enix wants to sell the game on Steam and get a ton of money for it. (Which as we can already seen, paid off really well for them, as the game has incredible performance on Steam). Striking such deal will not only be way more expensive for Microsoft, but it would literally make not much sense as PC gaming audience is still not warm towards Microsoft and what they offer no matter what they do, so the real potential audience will be much lower compared to consoles. So, why bother spending that much money if they can be better spent elsewhere?