benstylus wrote:> Finn wrote:
>> I love it, been saying this for YEARS!! But I was brushed off as some looney toon.
>> Though I mentioned this before GP was even a thing, it just makes more sense now
>> that it is. GP to be sustainable needs to be on everything it can... You you need
>> to branch out and fine other sources of revenue to make up for the limited reach
>> GP would have. The GP model right now is NOT sustainable. I think MS is better
> positioned
>> as a 3rd party then 1st.
>
> Realistically, they could keep gamepass proprietary to Xbox / PC and make people
> buy the games on other platforms if they wanted to. MS can afford to play the very
> long game.
>
> If they did that, then the future of Xbox is 100% digital starting with the next
> generation or possibly a mid-gen digital-only refresh. Next gen or the one after
> that I imagine they would be pushing hard for cloud everything too.
>
> Gamepass on PS4 or Switch seems like it would be DOA. Right now, neither Sony or
> Nintendo want MS to compete against their subscription service on their own platform,
> so if it is ever allowed, Sony and Nintendo would be getting a significant cut of
> that $.
>
>
I don't know if MS is all that keen on playing that long game though. They have lots of money sure, but how long do you want to bleed or prop up a model that is un-sustainable? I think for sure having some games come to other platforms will help open up other revenue streams... GP is great for the consumer but ultimately I don't trust it.
I think GP on other platforms would work but not like it currently is. I think for it to work on other platforms it has to offer just MS games and not other games, I think what can push Sony and MS away is if non MS first party games show up on GP then you are basically cannibalizing sales. If you just put MS games on a service and offer it at a competitive price it's a win win. Sony and Nintendo make some cash and MS has more subscribers, basically opens up another revenue stream for MS and Nintendo and Sony make money of something that otherwise would not be there.