Microsoft as the superhero of the gaming industry? It currently looks like it, but Microsoft doesn’t succeed in everything either.
Age of Empires 4, the Microsoft Flight Simulator, Psychonauts 2 or now Pentiment, the heart project of Josh Sawyer, the game director of Fallout: New Vegas
But the Game Pass transforms Microsoft, the Windows group provides an alternative to the crisis in the AAA industry, which we recently discussed in detail in the podcast and which is always blossoming – right down to Square Enix’s cryptogaming visions and the suggestion by Electronic Arts boss Andrew Wilson that he was looking at his own company as a takeover candidate.
Micha talks about Microsoft’s strategy – and its possible pitfalls – in the podcast with Human Nagafi, management consultant at 1789 Innovations and podcasters at Corporate Therapy as well as the voice message cast Critical Infinity.
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Because even Microsoft does not succeed in everything, for example when it comes to service games. The partnership with Riot Games is no coincidence: League of Legends & Co. are intended to fill a gap left by stagnant Microsoft games like Halo: Infinite. Even in the important mobile market, you can’t get your foot on the ground – smartphone app for xCloud streaming or not.
In addition, the Damocles sword of success hovers over everything: If Game Pass continues to grow, which it likely will – thanks to Bethesda’s “space Skyrim” Starfield and possibly Diablo 4 soon, as well as Call of Duty if Microsoft’s Activision acquisition goes through – then what’s on offer could change significantly.
Once the Game Pass brings up the big service games – who needs the love for the small, classic game without microtransactions?
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