Microsoft conisdering to increase gamepass price again. Hellblade 2 multiplatform?

[bongowongo]

Microsoft has also had internal debates about whether to put new releases of Call of Duty into Game Pass. I understand this is a debate that has been ongoing internally for quite some time, with concerns from some that the revenue that Call of Duty typically generates for Activision Blizzard will be undermined by Game Pass.

I'm told that Microsoft has also considered increasing the price of Game Pass Ultimate again. These are only considerations, so a final decision could mean we still see a future Call of Duty release appear in most versions of Game Pass. The debate internally reflects the fact Microsoft's Xbox strategy has shifted from just delivering its games exclusively into Game Pass to considering bringing more Xbox games to multiple platforms.

I understand Hellblade II is another game that Microsoft has been considering for the PS5. If that ever happens, at this point, it's not clear if even that would be considered a success.

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I guess if Hellblade 2 comes on PS5 that's a RIP for Ninja Theory .... Seems like all these boxcel games release on Sony consoles and then get shut down.


Sony just keeps killing off all the companies MS has bought.

[FallOutBrah]

isnt gamepass marketed as a budget way to play games? increasing the price goes against that.

[ScramFranklin]

isnt gamepass marketed as a budget way to play games? increasing the price goes against that.

Game pass (as well as ps plus) have stopped growing. I believe they each only had about 1% growth the last yearish

[mgftp]

Game pass (as well as ps plus) have stopped growing. I believe they each only had about 1% growth the last yearish

I think everyone was overly optimistic to expect the gaming revenue increases that we saw over Covid to continue. Now they are having to adjust to offset what has become overspending.

[rocketfish]

like all subscription services, they get you in a low price then they increase it because you got to have it and because it also stops growing in numbers

netflix, disney+, playstation plus, etc

i remember disney+ was like $8, and its $16

ps+ was like $35-$40 for a year, and that's now doubled for the basic plan $80

[freeburn]

Yeah I don't think there's any sub service out there that has lowered prices as time went on. They all just go up.

But to chop up all those studios then ask for a price increase would be hilarious. Where da games at



Actually there is one sub service, tidal just lowered its price from $20 per month to $11 to compete with the other music sub services. Otherwise I can't think of a single service that's gotten cheaper over time.

[MisquePhaggot]

lol @ subscriptioncels srs

[BigElephant]

I dgaf about new CODs, I want to know when the old CODs (COD4, WaW, MW2, BO1) are going to hit Gamepass.


Also, never buy Gamepass Ultimate directly. If you already have it let your subscription run out. Then buy 3 years of Gamepass Core. Then buy a month of Ultimate. It will convert your Core time to Ultimate time at a ratio of 3:2. So you buy 3 years of Core at $150 (or $180 max if you don't get it on sale) plus a 1 month Ultimate Code for $15 and you get 2 years of Ultimate out of that.