I think people shall cancel XGP

[eyoung.truth]

Honestly I don’t have XGP cuz I know MS shows zero respect to game developers and it is. MS is hurting gaming industry.

[GTCv Deimos]

I think people should do whatever they want (within reason) with the money they have.

But with that having been said, GamePass is a garbage service, and considering that it's lost millions of subscribers (something Microsoft doesn't mention in this year's rosy review), I think gamers are keying into this idea as well.

I want to be clear that the below is pure conjecture. But, I think GamePass is bleeding money, has proven itself to be unsustainable and that Microsoft is now realizing that they forgot to pack a parachute. I think the entire platform is headed towards collapse, and that Microsoft doesn't know how to make it profitable or sustainable.

So I think the closure of some of these smaller studios was an effort to buy themselves a little more time.

[eyoung.truth]

Originally posted by GTCv Deimos:

I think people should do whatever they want (within reason) with the money they have.

But with that having been said, GamePass is a garbage service, and considering that it's lost millions of subscribers (something Microsoft doesn't mention in this year's rosy review), I think gamers are keying into this idea as well.

I want to be clear that the below is pure conjecture. But, I think GamePass is bleeding money, has proven itself to be unsustainable and that Microsoft is now realizing that they forgot to pack a parachute. I think the entire platform is headed towards collapse, and that Microsoft doesn't know how to make it profitable or sustainable.

So I think the closure of some of these smaller studios was an effort to buy themselves a little more time.

I agreed, but this is a great game and a huge success to MS. MS should really consider out of gaming industry if they can’t make money thru this game

[GTCv Deimos]

I mean, that's the nature of corporations. They're not your friend, and they're not deserving of your unquestioning loyalty or any unnecessary stanning (hi Valve!). They'll always think of their investors and bottom line first, and if they have to chop off a few heads to keep those people happy, they'll do it.

If someone sells a product you want, you should buy it. But with that having been said, I don't expect to give Microsoft any more money anytime soon. I should go remove Sea of Thieves from my wishlist >.>

[Sultschiem]

Originally posted by eyoung.truth:

Originally posted by GTCv Deimos:

I think people should do whatever they want (within reason) with the money they have.

But with that having been said, GamePass is a garbage service, and considering that it's lost millions of subscribers (something Microsoft doesn't mention in this year's rosy review), I think gamers are keying into this idea as well.

I want to be clear that the below is pure conjecture. But, I think GamePass is bleeding money, has proven itself to be unsustainable and that Microsoft is now realizing that they forgot to pack a parachute. I think the entire platform is headed towards collapse, and that Microsoft doesn't know how to make it profitable or sustainable.

So I think the closure of some of these smaller studios was an effort to buy themselves a little more time.

I agreed, but this is a great game and a huge success to MS. MS should really consider out of gaming industry if they can’t make money thru this game

Its not about making money,
Its about making MORE AND MORE MONEY so the growth line goes up and executive bonuses go BRRRR.

A game like this doesn't keep making money for cheaper costs like a live-service title.
You can't sell a sparkkly pony for 25 bucks here and make more money than Star Craft 2 Wings of Liberty (btw real stat...)

Its because the parent company is stock traded....

[GTCv Deimos]

Its about making MORE AND MORE MONEY so the growth line goes up and executive bonuses go BRRRR.

This.

Because it's not enough for investors to make a fortune from a product or service. They have to make THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF MONEY!!!! They have to pry every red cent from every person they can, every chance that they get (#MICROTRANSACTIONS), and anything less is failure.

And the irony here is that the Xbox brand... was SOLID for a time! I think we'd all agree that the 360 was the golden era of the brand, because they delivered the most powerful console hardware of that generation, had a robust online ecosystem, and had all the right devs and games at the table.

And then one day, an investor pointed at Nintendo and said "Yeah, but they're doing better than we are. FAILURE!!!!"

And then the Kinect happen, and Microsoft has been chasing its tail ever since.

Classic case of too much and never enough.

[billyhatcher643]

thank god i stopped paying for gamepass after the free month was done with

[Whamarama]

Some of the xbox community people on twitter said some really rude stuff about gamers already.
They hate all of us, stop giving them your money.

[eyoung.truth]

Originally posted by Whamu:

Some of the xbox community people on twitter said some really rude stuff about gamers already.
They hate all of us, stop giving them your money.

At this point I would say MS is not a serious company….

[Monday]

I have only ever had gamepass twice, and both times was free codes. Canceled before they could charge me.

[Zyfodeus]

I only subscribe to Game Pass for third-party benefits (especially with Riot). I pretty much buy games rather than having to subscribe to a service.