It’s quite true that Xbox Game Passthis can be something incredible for many of its users, due to the fact that it has a huge catalog of games at a very competitive price, without forgetting that we have day 1 launches in the service, with productions of all genres and also having a large number of games that arrive periodically every month.
On the other hand, we have been able to learn over time that the service has been active, especially on the side of developers, that their work obtains great visibility being accessible to many actors and having the possibility of boosting their sales thanks to its inclusion in Xbox Game Pass
“Microsoft also argued that its internal analysis shows a [redacted]% decline in base game sales twelve months after being added to Game Pass,” the CMA noted in its report.https://t.co/6tbiKo0VvP
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CMA Reveals Details of Xbox Game Pass Impact
Part of the information revealed shows that the very Microsoft
“Microsoft also presented that its internal analysis shows a decrease of % [redactado] in base game sales twelve months after its addition to Game Pass.
Moreover, another fragment of the details shared by the CMA mentions that Activision-Blizzard itself is not very keen on integrating its games into the Xbox service, thinking that it would be something that would affect its games in development and that they have a new version.
…would severely cannibalize B2P sales [comprar para jugar]especially in the case of newer versions.
Despite these details, we cannot deny that Xbox Game Pass has been a promoter and sponsor of titles of all genres and we believe that in many cases high visibility can be positive for game sales, such as the recent Hi -Fi Rush. Although Microsoft is the one who should have the final say and know their future plans in relation to their service.
