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@frog do we report this post or do we leave it be? Never expected to see this kind of remark on Famiboards.So this is them boiling the frog, right?
@frog do we report this post or do we leave it be? Never expected to see this kind of remark on Famiboards.So this is them boiling the frog, right?
I don't understand their gameplan that well but it seems they are doubling down even harder on gamepass with this presentation, announcing all activision blizzard games will come to gamepass in the future. So the strategy seems to be we will have timed exclusive releases and then release our games on other platforms but Xbox is the best platform to play those games because they will be free on gamepass. So basically they could be hoping that after their franchises gain more and more popularity on Playstation and Nintendo platforms people will jump over to get a gamepass in the future.
You're the admin, ummmmmmmmm@frog do we report this post or do we leave it be? Never expected to see this kind of remark on Famiboards.
This has crossed my mind as well.I do wonder if they are holding off making an official debut/unveil of the games because they want to wait for the Switch 2 unveiling?
Growing rather slow, though.let's get pentiment physical
edit: Wow, gamepass subscriber count is absolutely huge.
Maybe I'm completely making this up, but wasn't one of their concessions for the merger that CoD would not be on Game Pass?Zero mention of Call of Duty is eye opening, especially in the context of GamePass.
It includes gold thoughlet's get pentiment physical
edit: Wow, gamepass subscriber count is absolutely huge.
(Source)Towards the end of the deck, Microsoft gave an overview of its digital gaming ecosystem as of April 2022, which showed that of the 33.6 million subscriptions on its Xbox consoles, 21.9 million were for Game Pass (excluding PC), with the remaining 11.7 million being Xbox Live Gold.
is it not actually uh negative growth lmao. They lost some, no?For context:
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That means organic growth over the past nearly two years is like, close to zero. Honestly, out of this whole debacle, this might be the most dire news
For context:
(Source)
That means organic growth over the past nearly two years is like, close to zero. Honestly, out of this whole debacle, this might be the most dire news
The only thing that would force that to go on indefinitely is if customers stopped buying smaller scale games altogether. If the only way Nintendo can make a $500 million Zelda work is to make it multiplatform... then they won't make an $500 million Zelda.Maybe Phil was speaking facts about the future of platform exclusivity. Eventually, dev costs will catch up to Nintendo as well. Profit margins will lessen, games will take longer to develop, etc
To put this in perspective, Microsoft apparently wants 100 million GP subscribers by 2030.That not good?
Source?The 34m gamepass users includes core (old xbox gold live)... ooh, that's bad.
And I want free beer for everyone. Doesn't mean it's happening.To put this in perspective, Microsoft apparently wants 100 million GP subscribers by 2030.
Yeah if Nintendo starts making ultra realistic cinematic AAA games that take 8 years and cost 300 million to make then yes Nintendo would be in the doldrums pretty quickly.Maybe Phil was speaking facts about the future of platform exclusivity. Eventually, dev costs will catch up to Nintendo as well. Profit margins will lessen, games will take longer to develop, etc
I know this is in response to a joke, but just for clarification‘s sake - admins are not mods, and have practically no say in mod matters. The only thing they’re a part of, mod-wise, is signing off on permanent bans.You're the admin, ummmmmmmmm
Ya I know thatI know this is in response to a joke, but just for clarification‘s sake - admins are not mods, and have practically no say in mod matters. The only thing they’re a part of, mod-wise, is signing off on permanent bans.
To put that into perspective, Netflix has about 260 million subscribers currently. Looks like Amazon Prime and Disney+ are the only other video subscriptions with over 100m.To put this in perspective, Microsoft apparently wants 100 million GP subscribers by 2030.
And I'm sure they'll get there as long as they keep redefining Game Pass to inflate their numbers like they've done by renaming Live Gold to be a part of Game PassTo put this in perspective, Microsoft apparently wants 100 million GP subscribers by 2030.
Microsoft is bleeding money if they focus on their miniscule install base. An active install base of 33 million for Gamepass is not good. And then they conditioned all of their players to not purchase games on top of that.Well, the change isn't going to be abrupt as a few of the rumors were suggesting, so yeah, it was blown out of proportion a little bit. In the long term, I think games like Starfield and Indiana Jones will appear elsewhere after a year or so. Meanwhile, Halo, Gears and Age of Empires will remain on Micro's side.
This, I think, is how it's going to work for at least the next three years.
A very good video from GVG offered more or less the same analysis.I don't understand their gameplan that well but it seems they are doubling down even harder on gamepass with this presentation, announcing all activision blizzard games will come to gamepass in the future. So the strategy seems to be we will have timed exclusive releases and then release our games on other platforms but Xbox is the best platform to play those games because they will be free on gamepass. So basically they could be hoping that after their franchises gain more and more popularity on Playstation and Nintendo platforms people will jump over to get a gamepass in the future.
As I said above, I think their change of direction may be a good solution for them, but I honestly burst out laughing when he said that."Hi, I'm Phil Spencer, and let's start the discussion with... what does 'exclusive' really mean, anyway?"
a 500 million zelda is ludicrous anyway. what are they spending all that money on, links 300 different mocapped bow reload animations?The only thing that would force that to go on indefinitely is if customers stopped buying smaller scale games altogether. If the only way Nintendo can make a $500 million Zelda work is to make it multiplatform... then they won't make an $500 million Zelda.
So has their console endeavors so at this point they can only really choose one to fully back.Game Pass has been a catastrophic failure based on Microsoft’s own projections vs reality so I’m not sure about the continuing to project Game Pass as a long term thing. Phil will just get fired soon instead
they said two are "community driven" games and two are smaller games that are at least a year old, so I think the general consensus is they're probably Sea of Thieves, Grounded, Hi-Fi Rush, and Pentiment (not necessarily in that order, obviously)I'm missing it. What are the four games coming to switch?
I'm missing it. What are the four games coming to switch?
That's happening anyways. We already know it's coming to Switch, Microsoft confirmed it when they bought the company.But I didn't like this 4 games (Hifi Rush, Sea of Thief, Pertinent, Grounded). I want COD from Microsoft
SoT is at least PS5, they put out a Tweet that hints to a Switch release as wellJust to be clear, all four games are confirmed to come to both platforms, right?
My guess is Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment and Grounded have native Switch ports but Sea of Thieves has a xCloud version. Era insider lolil said HFR is no longer in works at Tango, could be because they hired a specialized studio to do the port.SoT is at least PS5, they put out a Tweet that hints to a Switch release as well
HFR is at least PS5, according to Nate and another Era insider a Switch port was planned but cancelled (personal speculation: may come to Switch 2)
Pentiment is rumored for Switch, don't see any reason for it to skip PS5
Grounded is unknown but I can't see it not at least come to PS5
I actually don't think they specified any platforms in particularJust to be clear, all four games are confirmed to come to both platforms, right?
That's happening anyways. We already know it's coming to Switch, Microsoft confirmed it when they bought the company.