There should be a gamepass for steam like what the microsoft store does

[ANGRYCONEMAN]

ngl it would be fun because pc game pass games suck on the microsoft store and I think steam would have way better games have what do y'all think?

[Seraphita]

Xbox gamepass is really good, though. A huge amount of free games but here's the issue... Steam doesn't want to do this because they'd be losing tons of money. (I think)

[potato]

valve isn't gonna actively try get hundreds of publishers and thousands of devs to offer their games for a subscription fee, it's just not worth the bother

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by theepicmanofficial:

ngl it would be fun because pc game pass games suck on the microsoft store and I think steam would have way better games have what do y'all think?

MS can bring their Game Pass to Steam, just as EA has theirs on Steam.

Valve won't create a pass, but other developers can bring theirs or create something like it on Steam.

[Seraphita]

Considering we're paying like 20$ per month, how much money do these devs get?

[Chika Ogiue]

Originally posted by theepicmanofficial:

ngl it would be fun because pc game pass games suck on the microsoft store and I think steam would have way better games have what do y'all think?

And why do you think a Steam version would offer better games? Game Pass only gets the games that publishers / developers are willing to put in it. If anything, Steam would end up with less decent games, as they'd lose all those Microsoft owned studios, too. And the regional headaches... It just isn't worth it for a platform that literally doesn't need it.

Originally posted by Seraphita:

Considering we're paying like 20$ per month, how much money do these devs get?

Depending on the model MS use, it's likely a one time incentive to get them on board, then payment based on installs and/or time played. In other words, unless it's a really popular game, probably not a lot at all.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by theepicmanofficial:

There should be a gamepass for steam like what the microsoft store does

ngl it would be fun because pc game pass games suck on the microsoft store and I think steam would have way better games have what do y'all think?

GabeN doesn't want to.

GabeN would work with MS to bring Gamepass to Steam, if they want to.

https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-has-no-plans-for-a-steam-pass-but-would-help-microsoft-put-game-pass-on-steam/

[Seraphita]

How would that work, though? I mean. Valve doesn't plan to but they would bring gamepass here...? Okay then what? We get random free games and can download them for limited time on steam client? And when we can't play them anymore, they get locked? o.O

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Seraphita:

How would that work, though? I mean. Valve doesn't plan to but they would bring gamepass here...? Okay then what? We get random free games and can download them for limited time on steam client? And when we can't play them anymore, they get locked? o.O

They would help MS bring their Gamepass to Steam.

No. It would be the same paid subscription MS Gamepass already offers.

Titles that are removed from the service are not longer playable, even if you still pay for the subscription, yes.

[Seraphita]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

They would help MS bring their Gamepass to Steam.

No. It would be the same paid subscription MS Gamepass already offers.

Titles that are removed from the service are not longer playable, even if you still pay for the subscription, yes.

But for that to be the case, all available games would need to be on steam. Otherwise, I get what you mean. Sounds like the free weekend kind of deals but in gamepass format. Still, that would be too weird for me, I think. At this point, leave the gamepass to microsoft.

[Brujeira]

Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:

Originally posted by Seraphita:

Considering we're paying like 20$ per month, how much money do these devs get?

Depending on the model MS use, it's likely a one time incentive to get them on board, then payment based on installs and/or time played. In other words, unless it's a really popular game, probably not a lot at all.

It's a lot more flexible than that. Phil Spencer talked about it a few years ago - it's apparently tailored to the devs. It could be anything from a simple upfront payment to usage based... in some cases they've even funded the whole development cost of games.

"When we started, we had a model that was all based on usage. Most of the partners said, 'Yeah, yeah, we understand that, but we don’t believe it, so just give us the money upfront.'"

https://www.pcgamer.com/xbox-chief-reveals-more-about-how-developers-earn-money-through-game-pass/

If Valve ever did consider starting this kind of subscription deal then I'd hate to be one of the people handling inquiries from devs who want in. Think about the amount of shovelware that gets launched on the Steam store every single day. Now imagine having to constantly deal with a lot of those game's devs, almost all day, almost every day. Hellish.

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Originally posted by theepicmanofficial:

ngl it would be fun because pc game pass games suck on the microsoft store and I think steam would have way better games have what do y'all think?

What did ms state when you asked for them to improve their game pass?

[SLG]

There are some developers/publishers on Steam right now that have subscription passes.

[Chika Ogiue]

Originally posted by Seraphita:

How would that work, though?

The same way EA Play works on Steam.

https://store.steampowered.com/subscriptions/ea

[ANGRYCONEMAN]

just gonna make it short but steam has better games than microsoft store

[Start_Running]

Why?
I mean any Developer, publisher, or group therof can collaborate and create their own gamepass on Steam. Valve iisn't one to go trying to bribe devs. It makes much more sense for dev/pubs to decide on their own and then Valve gets a cout of whatever they charge the consumer.

The Microsoft way involves a lot of hassle, time, copst on Valve;'s part for questionable gains. The way the currently do it, allows for maximum flexibility, saves them time, , money, and hassle, and makes them a profit.