In a recent episode of DF Weekly, the editorial staff at Digital Foundry discussed the effects of the Xbox Game Pass subscription service on Xbox game sales, noting that it will lead to The real breakdown🇧🇷 The fear is that raising prices to dollars will make the situation worse, even if Microsoft can please itself.
The most interesting part is not the discussion itself, but the fact that it is a fact (Uncertain) detected during it. According to that said, many Xbox players already Don’t buy first party games or Released directly on Game Pass🇧🇷
Richard Leadbeater begins by summarizing the situation:
“Not a lot of people are buying Microsoft exclusives with Game Pass available. Sales are down, right? I mean, we can look at the sales numbers and the Microsoft exclusive game numbers are pretty low, given the prevalence of Game Pass.”
The answer comes from John Lineman, who did a really cool character: “Yeah, it looks like they’re down 80% from the pre-Game Pass era. And for good reason. I mean, Xbox loyalists are really close to Game Pass.”
Of course, we won’t be sure, but it’s very clear that with the availability of Game Pass, not many subscribers buy the games that are part of the subscription. Microsoft itself could still be flattered, since its primary goal is precisely to promote Game Pass as much as possible.
What Digital Foundry has forgotten is that the participation and sales of many other games have increased because they have made many people know and discover new tastes. Subscribing is cheaper than buying hundreds of games on the service, which is a bit obvious.
