ByWatterson
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With a year of disappointment behind Xbox, and an uncertain 2023 ahead (where is Hellblade? Fable? Avowed?) Microsoft's plan doesn't appear to be working very well. Yes, they've had a reputational comeback and, yes, Gamepass remains a tremendous deal.
But growth is stagnating, hardware isn't moving fast enough to grow console Gamepass subscribers, and the first party offerings needed to pump up numbers haven't delivered momentum.
I may be catastrophizing, but assuming the Activision deal fails (fair at this point), what is Microsoft's next major move? Seems they either really DO have a pipeline of great games coming in a timely manner, or they need to reorient away from Day 1 drops, OR....
There's a decent case to be made that Gamepass ought to be a subscription on other platforms.
But growth is stagnating, hardware isn't moving fast enough to grow console Gamepass subscribers, and the first party offerings needed to pump up numbers haven't delivered momentum.
I may be catastrophizing, but assuming the Activision deal fails (fair at this point), what is Microsoft's next major move? Seems they either really DO have a pipeline of great games coming in a timely manner, or they need to reorient away from Day 1 drops, OR....
There's a decent case to be made that Gamepass ought to be a subscription on other platforms.
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