How do companies make money via gamepass

[Diunx]

Same way they make money via netflix.

 

[ItWasWritten]

I bet this is set up like streaming albums where you get a sale credit for a certain amount of streams

Who the fukk has pays a subscription service to get “free games” and then goes to buy the very game they get from said service …


It’s idiotic


And until I see real numbers I’m saying it fugazi



Wouldn’t all the big companies be jumping on game pass if retail copies and word of mouth would increase sales ?

 

[The Mad Titan]

How companies lose money via gamepass:

Pre-ordered

 

[The Mad Titan]

 

[Cladyclad]

This shyt don’t make no damn money lol

 

[winb83]

I bet this is set up like streaming albums where you get a sale credit for a certain amount of streams

Who the fukk has pays a subscription service to get “free games” and then goes to buy the very game they get from said service …


It’s idiotic


And until I see real numbers I’m saying it fugazi



Wouldn’t all the big companies be jumping on game pass if retail copies and word of mouth would increase sales ?

There are multiple business models. Some are Microsoft pays a flat fee to the game publisher. Others are usage based on the number of downloads.
The best way is third parties put the game out and let it sell through the copies. After the initial run is over they can approach Microsoft and get it on Game Pass through one of those models for extra monetization along with selling more DLC to a new audience. The only games that should really be coming to Game Pass day 1 are Microsoft games, some indie titles, and games that are more a service.

Also some games leave the service and people buy them then.

 

[Koba St]

I’m still waiting for someone to come here and tell me why if it’s making money publishers aren’t putting their games on there day one. The only games on there are first party titles, obscure games nobody gives a fukk about or games Microsoft paid money to have it on there who otherwise wouldn’t have.

 

[Koba St]

I bet this is set up like streaming albums where you get a sale credit for a certain amount of streams

Who the fukk has pays a subscription service to get “free games” and then goes to buy the very game they get from said service …


It’s idiotic


And until I see real numbers I’m saying it fugazi



Wouldn’t all the big companies be jumping on game pass if retail copies and word of mouth would increase sales ?

Don’t expect an answer for that.

 

[daze23]

I’m still waiting for someone to come here and tell me why if it’s making money publishers aren’t putting their games on there day one. The only games on there are first party titles, obscure games nobody gives a fukk about or games Microsoft paid money to have it on there who otherwise wouldn’t have.

of course MS pays to have games on there

 

[Koba St]

of course MS pays to have games on there

But why do they have to pay if the service makes companies money? They should be paying Microsoft money to be there not the other way round

 

[The Mad Titan]

But but ..

Square Enix praises Outriders Game Pass launch, says player numbers exceeded expectations

 

[DaSk8D00D]

"Game Pass has been really great for us, especially if we look at our self-published title," says Holfve. "TheHunter: Call of the Wild helped us prove our service model and Xbox Game Pass was fantastic because we were able to reach so many more players. It's a good way for people to try [the game], and since we have such a massive DLC catalogue for that title -- over 20 DLCs -- it's a beautiful way of getting people in, getting engaged and showing that it's a stellar game. Then people are really tempted to buy more. So the business model really works to our advantage."

Call of the Wild has reached up to seven million players, and still averages around one million monthly active users in 2021 so far -- four years after release. Holfve reports many of these come through Game Pass.

"It's made Xbox a way more important platform than we ever initially thought. We thought [the game's userbase] was going to mainly be on PC. So we're reaching a way bigger audience."

Why Avalanche's Contraband will debut on Game Pass (besides money)

 

[The Mad Titan]

 

[levitate]

But but ..

Square Enix praises Outriders Game Pass launch, says player numbers exceeded expectations

Player revenue >>> “player numbers”

And maybe they had low expectations…

 

[humminbird]

I'm very curious about this as well
there could be many reasons why developers don't put their titles on gamepass. one of them being they don't want to assist it in gaining power/market share and becoming the top consumer platform. Basically creating an apple App Store for video games and all the good/bad that comes with that.