More than 60 GOTYs on GamePass in the last 5 years. With this affirmation, he celebrated Microsoft the success of this service that many have come to call “the netflix of video games.” In its most recent Developer Diary (ASL, they call it in English), it commented on how the company and its developers seek to maximize the total value of its games, at the both its own and those offered in its catalog. This quest for maximizing value obviously goes through GOTY (Game of the Year
What does Microsoft consider GOTY in GamePass?
As we commented, GOTY refers to “Game of the Year”, the award given to one game per year by TGA reviewers. These prizes have only been handed out for 8 years, so it is impossible for there to be 60 winners, since there is only one game of the year.
With the “more than 60 GOTYs in GamePass in the last 5 years”, Microsoft This refers to the fact that in the rare 5 years that this service has been on the market, not only its own games or unknown games have been included, but also high profile games. In this sense, GOTY not only refers to the game of the year, this group includes those who won the award in a category (best RPG of the year, for example), but not the main award. Also, in this sense, are counted those who, even outside the TGA, have received similar awards. Finally, and to balance the counts, we assume that games which, without winning, were nominated for GOTY are also included.
The great success of GamePass
Regardless of what is considered GOTY or not, the reality is that GamePass is a hit. With contracts with major and indie developers, the service has over 100 console and PC games available to subscribers. And at a very affordable price, to be frank.
As if that were not enough, this service also includes games of Xbox Studios the day of its release. With all these additions, it’s no surprise that today GamePass has over 25 million users. That being said, we understand why. Microsoft consider it a success. Finally, as always, we tell you that if you want to know more about news like this, do not forget to stop at home, here in the Xbox Area.
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