They have certainly changed direction for the better but I think part of that was outside pressure from fans and the media and its competitors doing a better job frankly. They still have a ways to go in getting their AAA titles to where Nintendo and Sony are at but yes, they have righted the ship.
Well, that subscriber count and the type of games they are releasing right now (basically smaller games day one and bigger 3rd party games only a few months after launch) pretty much guarantees they are not losing money. Once the promos expire that's pretty much 1.2 bi/year in revenue already and while there may be many with discounts and deals, it's also clear how even a fraction of that could cover the added library.
I doubt the majority is paying full price at all, they do have a tons of xbox live in advance but that doesn't mean people are paying full price.
Anadoctal but if you believe people are paying full price than you are a complete fool. It's easy to find deals on live constantly and has been for a decade.
Why the hostility and aggression? Lol
Exactly. MS is being paid either way and that 10mill + subs is very impressive too.
It doesn't really matter right now, as others have stated it's not meant to be profitable at the moment.
A lot of people got this deal when they launched the service and subscribed or the $1 promo deal
50 Million is low for a service that's been around for almost 20 years!
I agree . They've done such a great job with security right from the very beginning. They have downtimes now and then but generally XBL remains very reliable. we should see even more improvements to the service next gen.
that's what you did. Like I said, I'm sure every single person who seen this deal and was aware of it did the exact same thing as you. Lmao
With next gen in a few months, more then likely boost those numbers significantly.
Oh yeah, there are still people out there going on about how Windows Store is anti-consumer and how Game Pass is going to hurt the industry. Meanwhile they went from Xbox only to now supporting Steam for some of their titles, while investing heavily in their BC program and even working with Nintendo. This attitude has already taken place under the new CEO and has trickled down to gaming.
I would suspect a great number of people buying the next Xbox at launch will already be subscribers, myself included.
Just be aware it needs to be on iOS 13, before you can take advantage of xcloud on an iPad.
This gif. Lmao xD
Don't even think I need to caption this.
Up on their projection of negative double digits during this time, and Phil did say in his last interview with IGN that "everything was up", so it checks out.
I'm thinking quite a few hardcore that didn't game on Xbox will be coming over, PS4 gamers (that used to game on 360) in particular. New consoles are expensive, if MS are matching PS5 price, + power advantage + sub fee for all next gen launch games, lots of potential for new subs to be created on that day.
coz The Pass is Not profitable yet and the reason is because MS/Xbox spent a lot of money on the service see how much big AAA Games they got these 2 years
It makes too much sense. I used to do email admin for small businesses and that was a full time job by itself. Then there are the drive by license audits forcing non-compliant companies to go to Office 365.
I wasn't meaning to be hostile to you and I apologize but I was just making the point that I don't believe for a second that the majority are paying full price. 10 million is a good number and depending how they handle it I could see it going up by a decent margin even if I am not the biggest fan of gamepass.
I love stuff like this. Gaming enthusiasts thinking everyone behaves and acts like they do. Most people I know subscribe to things and even forget to cancel if they aren't using it, and even if they are using it, are perfectly fine with it auto renewing whenever and charging their credit card. Most "casuals" are not hunting deals and finding ways to game the system. People realllllly need to step back and realize that the habits of people on an enthusiast forum are not indicative of the general populace.
