They won't copy it because their games actually sell.
It may happen with third parties but it's far less likely to happen with MS own published games and Gamepass's current worth at the moment is certainly the first party offerings. Netflix for example at the moment is hugely relying on it's own funded content and has slowly transitioned away from third party licensing due to the costs and unreliability long term. It makes absolutely makes no sense for MS removing their own games for similar reasons when the worth of the service is dependent on the reliability of being able to play titles on the service at any time a person subscribes and to consistently grow the library to reach a larger diversity of audiences.
These games aren't anywhere close to Nintendo's or Sony's big hits saleswise. Hell Spiderman or Mario Kart (which is a Remaster) outsell all of them combined.
I think, until Gamepass can reach 10s of million of subscriber is where Sony or Nintendo might even look at this service model. as of right now, multiple Sony and Nintendo games can reach 10 millions copy sold on its own. it would be crazy for Sony and Nintendo to throw that sales away for $120 a year revenue, which had to be shared for third parties as well.
That is Netflix's main business though, they don't sell consoles or accessories... well last I heard.
that's what you took away from my statement? that consumers shouldnt have options and choice?
yeah Ori, Cuphead and Sunset are pretty great. They're still miles below Sony/Nintendo's best, but you are right. Those ones are pretty good games
opinions?
What? They don't have to do that. Lol. they don't owe you or anyone else who isn't some sort of investor that information...and it is obvious their Investors are pretty happy with the current state of the Xbox business and it will only continue to grow all thanks to games, hardware and initiatives and services like GP. The CEO is current doing really well.
Well said.
But you said they weren't as good at Sony or Nintendo's worst games in your previous post?
If I went a month without watching a single show on Netflix I would cancel my sub and then sub to another service that had a better offering, and then who knows, I might switch back a couple months later when good stuff returns. Same thing with games: Say I want to play the next Halo for a month, then the following month Titanfall 3 comes out day 1 on EA's subscription service so I switch. It still ends up being cheaper than buying every game and you have access to a bunch of games you never would have tried otherwise.
as long as the competitor doesn't catch up, the value of gamepass alone is very interesting
Netflix doesn't reveal its ratings. Do you think thats because their shows aren't popular?
Look, I do not have any intention to take sides in this. I am sure many people are genuinely happy with their Gamepass experience.
I wonder if Microsoft sees a good opportunity to buy EA now that EA is worth $27 Billion in market cap. Both companies align very well in terms of strategy and vision of the gaming industry, so both companies are a natural fit. So Microsoft may pay $30-35 billion
OT but, no black crush.. 4K UHD Blurays are abolutely stunning on a (decent- one that deliver above 800 nits) 4K HDR TV
If you consider Xbox division to also be the entirety of Microsoft, I am not sure what to tell you.
Don't see it happening any time when so many of their games are selling 10m+
Your comment obviously implied that. You said MS competitors were financially more robust than they are and that's clearly wrong.
Why are you putting Sony and Nintendo first party as on the same level?
