Study confirms Xbox Game Pass games hurt sales of AAA titles, as PlayStation gamers remain loyal

[Redaktion]

Xbox has been adamant that Game Pass isn't detrimental to game sales. Even so, a new study demonstrates how the subscription service encourages sampling rather than buying. Meanwhile, PlayStation users spend just as long playing full-priced PS5 games.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Study-confirms-Xbox-Game-Pass-games-hurt-sales-of-AAA-titles-as-PlayStation-gamers-remain-loyal.1084746.0.html

[Jj]

Article is trash.
So metric is that xbox gamers buy gamepass instead? No s***. Msft gets the profit either way.

[Bub]

What and PSN+ ultimate which is very similar to game pass doesn't? Let me guess it's cause day 1 release and variety.

Plus folks like y'all sounding like Kawasaki motor bikes crying rivers over the service like game pass, and possibly free games givn out by l, again PSN+, and also steam and epic allows folks like myself who can't really afford $70+ games every month to Play.

[B]

While Playstation gamers remain "loyal?" So gamers are not "loyal" for using a service? And Playstation gamers don't have a subscription service?
Lol! This article is absolutely bullsh*t. Anyone can write "a study shows" bullsh*t without actually providing any sources to the study.

[Solblaze Gaming]

Well no duh Triple A sales drop on Game Pass if its a Day One release. Many Triple A games are garbage anyway. Game Pass has more variety than just Triple A games. They have Double A and Indie titles too that those developers came out during the acquisition of ABK and said Game Pass gives them exposure they wouldn't have otherwise. Many Indie developers said this in affidavits to the court. Microsoft highlights Indie developers with Triple A game's mixed in. It may not be perfect but it sure beat what Playstation does to indie games. Burying them so deep you don't see them unless you know where to look. Sorry not sorry.

[Gdodge]

Lame man. Steam and Xbox are about to merge or at least share properties...that leaves PS where?
Ubisoft is sure to be on board and then Luna will merge in to. I am just speculating,  but there have been some rumors rolling around.

[Mayvai Hendrix]

Now these game companies see what us music artists go through on streaming platforms with subscriptions. No one buys. They just play everything for $10-$20 a month. Screw the artists and the developers.

[DekkaTr0n]

LOL. No DUH! What you arent telling everyone is how much money is in the bag given to the developer or publisher to put the game onto GP in the first place OR how many people end up buying the game at a discount on GP after they play it. What these people are trying to spread is pointless propaganda because they get mad when someone can try their game included in GP and realize that it is slop and choose not to buy it. So they get butthurt and say "Gamepass bad". 😆 Make better games and people will buy it, whether it is in GP or not. I have purchased many games after playing them on GP because I wanted to own them in case they leave GP. This argument is ridiculous when nobody complains about PSN+ or Nvidia's GeForce Now. So maybe, just maybe, we should stop listening to these people that only attack GP and not the other game streaming services. XB tax hard at work.

[DekkaTr0n]

Now these game companies see what us music artists go through on streaming platforms with subscriptions. No one buys. They just play everything for $10-$20 a month. Screw the artists and the developers.

LOL. Music artists weren't making money on record sales to begin with because the record studio was taking most of it. They make their money performing live and booking events or appearances. It has been this way for a very long time. Your comparison is grossly outdated and doesnt apply in any way. In this scenario, the publisher or the developer gets a big bag of cash for the game to be on GP for a limited amount of time. It isnt hard to figure out but apparently it is for some.

[Numberonebeaner]

This article is definitely on point. As an aging millineal gaming dad, I have significantly less time to game than ever before. I've been a PS fan since 2000, when my dad got us the PSX with Crash Bandicoot Warped and spent more time playing with on my PS2 and PS3 than I have sleeping. My gaming days came to a halt during the PS4 era, sinking about 1000 hours into D3 and Rocksmith, but that was about it. I've got a PS5 that I got from Ebay 2 years ago. Paid $300 bucks. I've bought 4 games for it, Spider-Man 1, Miles Morales, D4, and Helldivers. Also from Ebay for about $20 each. Since I don't have PS+ any more, I can't even play 2 of those games.... BF6 plays great on it, but I'm not gonna pay $70 just to watch it collect dust, I haven't upgraded my PS5's SSD....

But you know what I do play while on lunch break at work. Small quick indie games from GamePass. It's one of my critical subscriptions. I doubt I'll ever buy a game again, for any console because of my time limits, but I certainly do like being able to sample AAA games that I know I'm only gonna play 2 or 3 times,and never touch again. Because of GamePass, I've been able to feel like I'm still gaming, and not scammed by $80 AAA slop that still needs 12 months of development before it's actually ready. GamePass actually let me play D4!!! And I was able to realize that I wasted $20 on the PS5 version because I didn't even care to finish the 1st chapter - I found it boring AF... and what's best: I don't even own an Xbox. Never have. I stream it directly from my TV. And guess what. I got to play play the new Doom. Finished the first 2 levels, and I plan to eventually beat the game. GamePass is better for gamers in my situation, cuz right now, my PS5 is just a $300 paperweight I use to play Fortnite while crossfaded, and for my kid to play Roblox on.

[Bdub]

Bummer you mean on game pass companies can no longer rip someone off for a full price game? Now games get tried and if they are bad you delete them and move on to something better. The customer isn't stuck out of 60 bucks with a horrible game. Sounds like a lot of companies are just mad they can't rip us off anymore, which one do you work for?

[Mr. X]

Quit pricing standard edition games at $70 and above and maybe they'll get more sales. With everything increasing in price and minimum wage staying the same every business is so damn greedy anymore it's quite sad.

[Ye]

The part where you talk about cod is merely opinion. The reason people weren't buying as many copies of cod bo 6 is because the whole community felt it was rushed. Along with heavily A.I. involvement from map design, voice of the in game characters to monitor what we're doing and what we're saying. They weren't focused on hackers like they gave the illusion. They care more about appeasing to children because they have mommy and daddy spend the most money on skins. On top of that we didn't appreciate the fact we were getting banned left and right for swearing in a rated M game. Last I checked Rated M stands for Mature. Idk if you played it but did you notice how many people were also cheating? Bottom line, the lack of copies being bought wasn't because of the Game Pass, the company just doesn't care about the cod community because they only care about player count and how much money they can make off people. Maybe if they listen to the community there would be more copies bought. People play it for free on the game pass because why would I spend money on a game that's absolutely trash when I can play it on game pass. Plus might I add in how much money they're also making from people who get game pass and download their game. They get a certain percentage of each person who has game pass and downloads it and plays it.