Great deal for all those new subscribers out there!!
3 months for £1/$1, just before E3 showcase as well, i can see subscriber counts taking a considerable jump in June.
EA games have algorithms that create a "perception" of needing to buy something to succeed. You come against a player that has spent money, you will find them more difficult to kill/beat, creating the illusion that in order to be better, you have to pay.
It is good business, but very anti-consumer. Skill level on games should not be based on how much money you can spend.
Activision are also doing this with COD.
This is in esse...
@Silly gameAr
I suppose if you heard what was said between the suits in the Sony boardroom, you would have a stroke.
Figures are thrown around every board meeting, it is how a company decides plans to make money from consumers/publishers.
We have meetings about how in essence we can squeeze every pound out of our customers, it is called business.
They start like this "how can we increase profits, whilst reducing...
"C'mon N4G.
Pile onto this article like you did the one saying the opposite."
I can not see that happening, it does not paint Microsoft in a negative light, so this article will be smoothed over like a fine delicate sunflower spread.
That would be the better more accurate representation of a consoles success.
Sales are ahead for PS5 as it stands, but things can change, it is like being ahead in a race and then slowing down, sooner or later you will get caught up.
What Sony need to do is not just rest on their success (not saying they are before i get the world's biggest backlash seen on a gaming site) but keep on delivering games, and the end result will be the number 1 console se...
Not sure why people would try and dispute data, although not entirely accurate (Its VG) it is comparing the 6 month launch periods of each respective console (bit of a strange comparison).
Will be interesting to see what happens in months 9 and 10 as that was the holiday sales for Switch. You can see a sharp spike of sales for Switch. This data does not include holiday sales for Switch, but does for PS5 so i would imagine the PS5 would be ahead.
Just as i predicted, June/July launch, most probably day and date to coincide with E3 briefing.
no, hence why the article fails on so many levels.
@Christopher
Not overlooking anything, simply saying you can not include games in GWG that do not exist, once they exist, they will be in GWG, thought that was quite clear?
What are not having Series X games holding back exactly? If you recall Xbox and Phil Spencer told everyone, that there would be no games for at least 2 years after launch. Why are people overlooking that?
@Waverider
Gamepass is not being forced, no...
That is because Halo gamers still play Halo 3.
@Lexreborn2
Every Halo fan knows Halo without master chief, is just another game that uses the title to sell.
Reach and ODST are clear evidence of this
Halo without master chief, is just not Halo.
I disagree, if a franchise is not stale, then why does it need to be the last?
Halo at the moment is not stale, and the Halo universe is one of the vastest in gaming.
@Notellin
Nope, Ultimate is cheaper than XBLG and gamepass separately :-
GPU - £80 - £131.96 (this is RRP 4 x 3 month subs (£131.96), but CDkeys do 3 months for around £20 each (£80))
Gamepass standalone - £70 - £95.98 (RRP 2 x 6 month subs £47.99 each, other sites do around £35 each (£70))
XBLG - £39.99 (no longer available at GAME UK so could not get a price, ot...
@RazzerRedux,
The primary reason for Ultimate was the combination of PC and console gamepass access and xbox live gold, GP and XBLG as well as GPPC (beta) were all launched on the same day.
"I doubt very seriously most Xbox console gamers care about the PC side of Game Pass or xCloud."
Why would xbox gamers not also be PC gamers? Can only speak for myself when i say the only reason i upgraded to Ultimate was down to the PC access....
Gamepass Ultimate is not just gamepass with gold thrown in, you also get :-
Free Xcloud access
EA Play Access
Gamepass for PC
Gamepass for console
Xbox live gold
GWG
Xbox live gold, will never be dropped, regardless of gamepass success. They are creating a tier-sub ecosystem, to allow access for all gamer types :-
Level 1 - XBL Silver - FTP games, online chat access to XBL marketplace to buy ...
"And those paying just for gold should still get XSX games"
Not sure what you mean, everyone gets XSX games regardless of subscription.
Even if you are a silver member (no sub at all XBLG/GP/GPU), when you download and install any game, smart delivery will give you the XSX version. This will be an automatic download.
Xbox live gold membership, is primarily for online play.
If they are going to make statements like "it is a big problem"
I ask 1 question, which games would they like to see on GWG, that is a Series S and X optimized game, that they are "claiming" is a big problem?
I'm open to suggestions....
@CaptainHenry916
"Some gamers don't wanna pay the whole full price for Game Pass Ultimate"
So their only other option is both subscriptions, which costs more than Gamepass Ultimate.
@RaiderNation
"it's pointless to try and call Sony out for saying "we believe in generations"
Well, yeah they should, at PS5 buildup they were indicating all new 1st party games will be PS5 only, hence the "we believe in generations" marketing line, now they have back tracked, and are still supporting PS4 for at least 2 years.
Xbox were clear, they said no 1st party Series exclusives for at least 2 years af...