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[Arachnid]

Up the price of game pass, acquire 50 studios, put out no games, kill a few studios

"This isn't working! Make them pay more for game pass again!"

Fuck these guys.

 

[Pancakes and Sausage]

The only reason I have gamepass is because the core level that just allows you to play multiplayer is more than half the price of full gamepass so you may as well.

A price increase would make me switch

 

[eNT1TY]

4 threads on the same thing, the demand for Xbox news is massive and growing.

If only the console and services garnered the same demand...

 

[Calverz]

You keep hoping and dreaming, maybe one day your wishes will come true.

I believe in you.

Aw the truth hurts.

 

[cireza]

What's the point ? It is already too expensive.

 

[BacklashWave534]

That wlll probably be it for me. I'll just buy the games i want on Steam or Playstation 5. Talk about a house of cards.

 

[whyman]

Yea, no interest in COD. Would cancel if they did that for sure.

 

[GHG]

Aw the truth hurts.

Ah yes, the rest of the industry is watching Xbox implode in real time due to their business decsions but you expect everyone else to follow them down the exact same path. Makes about as much sense as your unwavering commitment to the ever dwindling cause does.

 

[Jigsaah]

Jigsaah
"Microsoft’s gaming business isn’t growing without Activision Blizzard right now "
"Microsoft’s latest earnings showed that Xbox content and services, which includes Game Pass, would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard"
"overall gaming revenue would have declined without this giant acquisition"

I'm sorry, is anybody arguing that this isn't the case?

Also, I'm going to shower soon, just curious about how long you plan to be on my nuts.

 

[Barakov]

Via The Verge

Microsoft is considering increasing the price of Game Pass Ultimate again. It's also had internal debates on whether to put new Call of Duty releases on Game Pass

"Hellblade II is another game that Microsoft has been considering for the PS5"

The best deal in gaming is just getting worse.

 

[FunkMiller]

4 threads on the same thing, the demand for Xbox news is massive and growing.

It’s like watching someone start shitting themselves in public. You know you should just look away, but you keep watching, because it’s someone shitting themselves in public, and that’s not something you see every day.

 

[Punished Miku]

By the time my sub actually runs out, I'll see what remains but it doesn't sound pretty. Cutting all the niche content and raising prices is not something I need.

 

[XXL]

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I'm sorry, is anybody arguing that this isn't the case?

Also, I'm going to shower soon, just curious about how long you plan to be on my nuts.

is that an invitation?....

 

[jorgejjvr]

If cod is there day 1 im okay with it

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Good luck with the current economy.

I talked To All The Publishers, And They Unanimously Do Not Like Game Pass Because It Is Value Destructive, Not Only On An Individual Title-Basis, But Also On An Industry Level

Everyone laughed at Jimbo just a year ago. Yet here we are.

 

[Bernoulli]

Good luck with the current economy.


Everyone laughed at Jimbo just a year ago. Yet here we are.

if the CMA would've blocked the deal...

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

if the CMA would've blocked the deal...

They've changed it enough to trigger a destructive chain reaction inside Xbox. IMO, of course. It's just MS was too boneheaded to kill the deal.

 

[NeonGhost]

hmmm the tag under my username does any mod want to apologize

 

[Banjo64]

Egg and Microsoft’s leadership now having to face the reality which Bobby Kotick told them free of charge in court: Game Pass doesn’t work and devalues the product.

They spent a year frantically doing anything and everything to get ABK, doesn’t seem like they thought about what would happen when they actually did. It’s beggar’s belief that questions like ‘will the games be on Game Pass’ weren’t already set in stone prior to the regulator scrutiny.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

And people were laughing if you said the entire clusterfuck that is current Xbox was inevitable.

 

[Banjo64]

hmmm the tag under my username does any mod want to apologize

I’d wear that like a badge of honour.

 

[TrebleShot]

I cancelled this joke of a service ages ago. It’s a false economy crap games every month and only once in a while do you get something worth it.

 

[rhodesianshepard]

They hoped the rest of the industry would follow them down this unsustainable loss-leader path, which would effectively bankrupt both Sony and Nintendo ( and even Valve if they got involved).

But everybody else just sat back and left them to execute on their stupidity alone and this is the result.

To be fair, Gamepass was the only chance for them to stay competitive in the console market. Who would own an Xbox if wasn't for Gamepass? I don't think they ever thought Sony would follow suit because no way would two gamepass subscription services between Xbox and Playstation ever be viable. Spencer said in a leaked email that Microsoft would kill Gamepass if they didn't reach 100mil subscribers by 2026, which was never happening. Games subscriptions are not like movie subscriptions

 

[GHG]

To be fair, Gamepass was the only chance for them to stay competitive in the console market. Who would own an Xbox if wasn't for Gamepass? I don't think they ever thought Sony would follow suit because no way would two gamepass subscription services between Xbox and Playstation ever be viable. Spencer said in a leaked email that Microsoft would kill Gamepass if they didn't reach 100mil subscribers by 2026m, which was never happening. Games subscriptions are not like movie subscriptions

Matt Booty's emails stated otherwise.

 

[eNT1TY]

Even at $20 a month for ultimate it's cheaper than buying 4 games a year, and if you buy and play only 4 games a year spread throughout the year you can accomplish that with gamepass for a bit more than the price of 1 retail game by just paying for the month the game is on while playing the abundance of f2p options during off months. It is actually the most consumer friendly service in gaming, but few saw the true value being offered. I feel when all is said and done and the "final" iteration of the dominant service is upon us, regardless of who is providing it, will not offer anywhere near as much content as GP does at a similar price points.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

I'm looking forward to seeing where all of this takes Microsoft in 6 months time. I think they'll just become a third party publisher with an expensive streaming platform. This talk of the next Xbox is just that at the moment, I just can't see another console happening which would be disappointing.

MS need to let Phil Spencer go as soon as possible, the only good thing that I remember coming from his time there was the Xbox One X.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

To be fair, Gamepass was the only chance for them to stay competitive in the console market. Who would own an Xbox if wasn't for Gamepass? I don't think they ever thought Sony would follow suit because no way would two gamepass subscription services between Xbox and Playstation ever be viable. Spencer said in a leaked email that Microsoft would kill Gamepass if they didn't reach 100mil subscribers by 2026, which was never happening. Games subscriptions are not like movie subscriptions

It actually said they would kill Xbox if they didn't reach 100M subs by 2027.

 

[NeonGhost]

I’d wear that like a badge of honour.

Seriously i got that badge before the Bethesda buyout

 

[LordCBH]

Well well well. I’ve only been saying for years it was gonna happen. If they drop cod on the service this year, they’ll raise the prices RIGHT before it hits.

 

[DAHGAMING]

I have been thinking they deserve more money, im all in, even if ts double the current price it will still be the best deal in gaming .

 

[XXL]

Just so everyone is aware, if the new CODs indeed do go to GamePass Day 1.....the price increase will be substantial.

 

[Pelta88]

I’m guessing the debate about GP being profitable is over. Finally.

At this point I wouldn’t be surprised to hear Nadella sold the COD marketing rights back to PS for the next decade. For posterity reasons.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Just so everyone is aware, if the new CODs indeed do go to GamePass Day 1.....the price increase will be substantial.

Won’t surprise me if CoD alone equals medium double digits of Xbox whole revenue tbh.

 

[Bojanglez]

Well well well. I’ve only been saying for years it was gonna happen. If they drop cod on the service this year, they’ll raise the prices RIGHT before it hits.

Yeah, probably restructure it all to make it so that only Ultimate get day 1 releases and the price of that will go up 20%. Might be in another shit storm if they do that though.

 

[R6Rider]

 

[LordCBH]

Yeah, probably restructure it all to make it so that only Ultimate get day 1 releases and the price of that will go up 20%. Might be in another shit storm if they do that though.

Eventually, I think day one releases stop altogether. But I do think they strip it back to Ultimate Only for a while

 

[Arsic]

I’m out if they do.

I like it plenty and use it, but if it’s just going to climb without more first party games coming in worth playing then I don’t see the value at that point.

 

[Lions Gate]

Who cares. Gamepass is the best deal in the world and Phil Spencer is the best CEO in the world.

 

[aliadiere25]

I called it as soon as the Activision deal went through. How do you expect them to cover their losses if they keep it at the same price? Plus, Microsoft does not care about its Xbox audience.

Don Mattrick got so much shit, but Phil Spencer has done a much worse job.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Wouldn't shock me if they increased the price based on them looking into expanding its perks

I think its a bad idea

 

[Jigsaah]

is that an invitation?....

More of an observation.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Wouldn't shock me if they increased the price based on them looking into expanding its perks

I think its a bad idea

I think they are done with GP.

 

[begotten]

$24.99 is the end game.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Who cares. Gamepass is the best deal in the world and Phil Spencer is the best CEO in the world.

 

[GHG]

And people were laughing if you said the entire clusterfuck that is current Xbox was inevitable.

Time has been very kind to some of us.

To others, not so much.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Sony watching all this laughing lmao

 

[LordCBH]

Don Mattrick got so much shit, but Phil Spencer has done a much worse job.

Don’s problem was he didn’t have a likable face/persona. If he did, he’d still be there fucking things up like Phil is doing now lol

 

[balls of snow]

Subscription gaming stalled, what else are they gonna do for the almighty shareholders but raise the price.

 

[Jigsaah]

The most I would pay for PC GamePass is 15 bucks, and only if they keep day and date for indies and 3rd party games. Don't really care about 1st party cuz I end up buying those games on Steam anyways if they interest me that much.

IMO, Gamepass real value is in finding hidden gems and trying games I would have never thought to buy. The moment that's no longer a thing is the day I unsub.