Look at Outriders, it probably had the largest player base on game pass, but it didn't make a profit.
Players and MAU's are b.s.irrelevant metrics. It takes money to make games, people playing the games for pennies on game pass is not going to fund future games.
Sony's Vita memory cards were not 4x the cost at launch. They were competitively priced compared to other premium SD cards. They were more expensive than cheaper slower SD yes but not 4x. But the thing here is you're comparing the prices as they ended up. Sadly, Vita SD cards didn't drop in price like other SD cards did. But I feel like it's unfair to make the price comparison using 2021 prices vs the prices when they lau...
He can try to hide the info from N4G readers, but he can't hide it from developers and publishers.
When game after game fails to sell even 10% on xbox including some games not even on game pass the people who actually matter are going to start to notice and react appropriately. What we're seeing here was a predictable result of a service like this, and it'll only get worse as time goes on.
When you see how many SSD manufacturing partners Sony has secured with the PS5 it becomes more clear why Microsoft had all their shills like Tom Warren and windowscentral running their ridiculous negative press campaigns.
Sony already has at least a half dozen companies making and advertising PS5 SSD's.
Clearly, Sony's non-propretary solution is the best for consumers and as an advertising platform.
Interesting, remember when Gears of War developers said before the release that they were trying to copy God of Wars story telling style to try to capitalize on that game's popularity? Then how after the game's release, several developers went on to talk about how they tried to copy God of War's level design and other gameplay elements?
C'mon, everyone says "I'm not that person anymore" or "I'm not that type of person" when they get caught, even when what they said was the last words out of their mouth.
