I think of subs as aking to the NBA's G-League. It's a place where devs can get some dollars back when their game doesn't meet sales expectations, a launch pad for service games, and a second chance at life for aged AAA games that otherwise would have already hit terminal velocity of their sales. We will see how MS feels about first party day 1 releases after Starfield. My guess is that they'll see a huge increase in subs, mark it as a success, and then come back a year later after everyone has canceled the sub and wonder what in the world they were thinking. For instance, it might be heretical, but I'll be playing Starfield through GP without ever buying an Xbox. Now they've missed out on my dollars in the console purchase, too.
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Re: Soapbox: I No Longer Think Subscriptions Like PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Are the Future of Gaming
I think of subs as aking to the NBA's G-League. It's a place where devs can get some dollars back when their game doesn't meet sales expectations, a launch pad for service games, and a second chance at life for aged AAA games that otherwise would have already hit terminal velocity of their sales. We will see how MS feels about first party day 1 releases after Starfield. My guess is that they'll see a huge increase in subs, mark it as a success, and then come back a year later after everyone has canceled the sub and wonder what in the world they were thinking. For instance, it might be heretical, but I'll be playing Starfield through GP without ever buying an Xbox. Now they've missed out on my dollars in the console purchase, too.