That a video game is available for Xbox Game Pass is beneficial for the study in charge of its development, beyond the fact that it reports a greater or lesser economic income. This has been confirmed Mike Crump, COO of The Coalition, in an interview with Venture Beat on the occasion of the launch of Gears Tactics.
Gears Tactics is the new installment of action and strategy of the saga Gears of War; direct combat is abandoned here in pursuit of a slower version reminiscent of the franchise XCOM. This new video game developed by The Coalition launch tomorrow, April 28, exclusively for PC
Being on Xbox Game Pass allows you to take more risks, according to the director of Gears Tactics
During that interview, Mike Crump was asked about the benefit of the studio by putting his game on Xbox Game Pass. This is one of the big doubts about this service: being so cheap and having so many first-rate titles, How profitable is it for developers? Crump explained that the benefit they get from being on Xbox Game Pass goes beyond the economic.
"The Game Pass frees us from relying exclusively on one type of metric to achieve success
Thus, Mike Crump comes to say that being on the Xbox Game Pass is a sample of success in itself and that, in some way, the number of players who download and try Gears Tactics in the subscription service will be worth measuring acceptance of the game, without relying exclusively on direct digital sales on platforms such as Steam, a store where it will also be available