How much are they making by being on gamepass, is Microsoft paying them to put titles on the service?
If devs aren't making money why would they do it, is Microsoft threatening them with violence or something?
hey calm down..no need to be on edge
making money or not is not the issue here as they definitely make money from it..but the amount or how much is the question..for smaller devs, maybe they happy with lumpsum payment from ms, but for bigger devs, bigger AAA is different story..with years development period and nowdays AAA game scale and budget, money is most important resources for manpower, time and quality. The amount ms would pay them is the question and for the developers, how much it will be enough for long run. There is long term concern from developers is not without reason. They might end up getting less than before. Running studio and making game especially AAA is not cheap. There even concern of quality will be affected and also there is concern of devs end up getting less payment.
Unlike movie and music, they still had other platform other than subscription service like cinema, concert etc. But for videogame is different.
I fine with game pass, i believe it would not replace current model, serve as another option as how bluray disc still existed despite there is services like netflix is around but given how the poll result here, i am not suprise if developers need resort to in-game microtransaction, dlc and stuff to cover up cost instead. Heck, i'm not suprise if ms itself will end up increase the services price subsciption later in future.
look at vote result here...indeed game pass is an option....devs can still sell their game but what will be happened if this poll actually reflected mass decision out there?.
-27.7% saying "
No!" while 46.1% saying "
Wtf that's a waste of money!? "
for consumers, the model is great as they no need to pay much to play game but for developers they need money to make game.
What happened, in long run majority people end up didnt bother to buy game anymore..lot of percent thinking buying game is waste of money... less, less people willingly to pay full price for a game even just to support developers. What happened if number of people buying game/game sales is reduced?
this is the concern... i like the services but i worry for developers..its heartbreaking to hear "
Wtf that's a waste of money!?" from gamers. Its heartbreaking to hear that in possible future, buying game is considered a waste.
but we will see..probably the services still new and there lot of things need to be ironed out.