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Microsoft Wants Game Pass On PlayStation, Nintendo, And "Every Screen" Possible. "It's a bit of a change of strategy," Microsoft admits (www.gamespot.com)
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[–] Later_Doober@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Microsoft is just desperate at this point.

[–] sonicfonico@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No? It's like, the opposite? Gamepass is a success and it's great. But for It's nature, being a Subscription Service, limiting his user base to just a console makes no sense.

That's why it's on PC. And smartphone. And smart tvs.

Is Netflix desperate because they put Netflix everywhere? Is Apple desperate because they put Apple TV+ everywhere? Is Amazon desperate because they put Prime Video Everywhere?

Same for Gamepass. They are the only one with enough games and IP's (little remainder, they own Minecraft and Cod) to do that. And they know.

Once the subscription money start rolling, consoles become a thing of the past. Sony know that, but since they dont have the same resources and teams that Xbox have, they cant. So they need consoles (selling them at loss i remind you) so that they can have the 30% on every third party sale.