ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
It's 2024 and there's still no news about these games. Has the deal still not been finalized? Why are we still waiting?
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Why hasn't Microsoft added Activision-Blizzard games to Gamepass yet?
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
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ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
Later this year? Oh man, I think they are still enjoying the sweet money coming from those games. I believe they are not satisfied with the financial return from their own service.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Wouldn’t surprise me if there’s contracts/agreements for many of the games to not be added to Game Pass before a certain date
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Existing contracts most likely.
Zheph
Member
That could stand for D4 or new CoD but what about the older games?
I think they want the sweet cash from sales at the moment IMO
ManaByte
Gold Member
It's the 9th. Hell I doubt most of MS even goes back to work until next week.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Realistically? They don't want the sales to dry up. If they add games like Diablo and the more recent CODs on Game Pass, they'd be letting go of a significant amount of revenue.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
The year just started, patience padawan.
ChuckeRearmed
Member
Contracts, Battle Net integration, moving to Xbox Live etc. etc.
Older stuff will get added soon I bet. Most recent games may have marketing agreement restrictions that need to expire first.
Just a guess, but I would expect the switch to get flipped on older stuff either when they start explaining where all the internet smoke is coming from, or when US and EU sales numbers for December come out.
Just a guess, but I would expect the switch to get flipped on older stuff either when they start explaining where all the internet smoke is coming from, or when US and EU sales numbers for December come out.
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
Microsoft bought Bethesda in March 2021.
Titles that added after 1 week;
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
The Evil Within
Morrowind
Doom 1, 2, 3, 64
Dishonered
Titles that added after 3 months;
The Evil Within 2
Fallout 1,2, Tactics
Dishonered: Death of the Outsider
After 5 months;
Quake 1-2-3
After 17 months!!!(why??)
Quake 4
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein 3D
If they can add such big games in the first week, they could have at least added some old Activision games as well. Hopefully, we won't have to wait 17 months for some games. Can't wait to shoot some people as Homelander!!!
Titles that added after 1 week;
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
The Evil Within
Morrowind
Doom 1, 2, 3, 64
Dishonered
Titles that added after 3 months;
The Evil Within 2
Fallout 1,2, Tactics
Dishonered: Death of the Outsider
After 5 months;
Quake 1-2-3
After 17 months!!!(why??)
Quake 4
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein 3D
If they can add such big games in the first week, they could have at least added some old Activision games as well. Hopefully, we won't have to wait 17 months for some games. Can't wait to shoot some people as Homelander!!!
Mibu no ookami
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Why put every catalog item on your subscription service and then have nothing left to add?
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
Isn't the point of Game Pass instant access to first-party games? Why would they hold them back?
Phase
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Mibu no ookami
Member
Back catalog is a bit different especially compared to tv/movies.
If you can play all the games available and of interest on gamepass within 3-6 months, how do you retain those people? New content alone becomes very challenging.
wvnative
Member
There are tons of pre-existing deals and contracts in place. They can't just hit the upload button. Lots of paperwork to sort out.
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
Yeah, games are different. Games like Wow, Cod and Diablo can keep many people on service for years. You're right about other games; that's Game Pass's biggest challenge. However, it's Phil's job to retain more people without upsetting them by holding back their catalog.
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
I hope there will be a statement about this issue next week. I'm starting to feel like they're trying to cover this up
. It seems they're not trusting Gamepass anymore and enjoying money coming from everywhere else.
. It seems they're not trusting Gamepass anymore and enjoying money coming from everywhere else.
killatopak
Member
We hear you.
I'll let you know next week.
I'll let you know next week.
SEGAvangelist
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WitchHunter
Banned
They will add blackthorne for you. Also Lost Vikings if you behave nicely : DD. Plus Wow Burning Crusade, only. Maybe some other chipichapa, chupi,chapa like games.
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Gamer_By_Proxy
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It's pretty clear that the CFO and others above Phil are done subsidizing Xbox and taking losses.
They've been doing everything they can to generate more money, slashing the rewards program, charging extra money for real release dates "early access", raising GP price, etc.
They've been doing everything they can to generate more money, slashing the rewards program, charging extra money for real release dates "early access", raising GP price, etc.
twilo99
Member
I don’t think they’ve ever seen anything like what CoD is bringing in when it comes to “gaming” so they might be in awe
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Zheph
Member
It looks like Phil has been lying more and promising too much internally than externally
tmlDan
Member
its not coming, i bet you Satya saw that GP is not financially viable for a game and franchise like COD.I hope there will be a statement about this issue next week. I'm starting to feel like they're trying to cover this up
Less and less day one triple A games will come to the service, thats what i bet will happen.
RickMasters
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Well I just hope tony hawks is in the first batch. Maybe they add some ABK games as part of some big marketing push for gamepass later in the year. They could easily start with tony hawks and BC cod titles. … adding crash bandicoot and whatever else through out the year….
I don’t see new CODs going on gamepass until a year after release when the new one roles around each year. Diablo4…… that’s a tricky one…. Maybe what people don’t spend on the full game they spend on DLC/MTX instead on gamepass? I don’t know. But it does have a live service element in a way that something like forza horizon does… yeah you can play it alone but it has all this other online stuff that adds to it. We’ll see soon enough.
RickMasters
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Reminds me of some shit people say when they owe money but make excuses for not paying.
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tmlDan
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huh, what lol
They are supposed to have a business update next week. I'm guessing that they start adding these games to soften the impact of any business updates. What is so funny about that guess?
tmlDan
Member
did you not read the news? they're likely pulling day 1 games from GP more than they are adding big games like COD. Why would they soften the blow by making less money?
silentstorm
Member
Contracts?
Pretty sure Sony had some to stop Call Of Duty from being on Game Pass and the topic of games on Game Pass must have come to court, i recall Microsoft gave a bit away when it comes to Cloud Gaming, so i am not sure, but maybe another condition was delaying Activision games on Game Pass too.
Pretty sure Sony had some to stop Call Of Duty from being on Game Pass and the topic of games on Game Pass must have come to court, i recall Microsoft gave a bit away when it comes to Cloud Gaming, so i am not sure, but maybe another condition was delaying Activision games on Game Pass too.
Zheph
Member
that might cover the most recent games, what about the rest? It's not contracts
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Doesn't explain why nothing has come to Game Pass though. Backwards compatible games, catalog titles, smaller games, etc.. etc..
Not a peep.
Official or rumor?
Regardless, I'm expecting back catalogue games to get added. I doubt they can add current year COD because of marketing deal (regardless if they want to). No clue on Diablo.
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
Jim Ryan thinks the same way.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Even as a business decision, Diablo IV seems to make a lot of sense. No one is buying that game at full MSRP anymore, and if anything, a Game Pass announcement would boost interest in the title again.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
Didn’t they say CoD won’t be added to Gamepass? What I did notice is that CoD titles are far more frequently on sale and with bigger discounts since MS took over.
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