That's why I find it curious. If there's 10m Game Pass users and half use the game then that figure is good for the service but not so hot for the game. To be honest, putting aside the obvious consumer benefits that make Game Pass so great I feel no clearer on it after all this time in terms of it making much sense to co-exist with Xbox. If it is successful then it needs to leave Xbox behind, if not then it really risks cannibalising sales Xbox needs. It's still a curious consideration also that MS is keen to push it's success yet there's so little thirst to replicate it by rivals.
I'm somewhat suspicious that the reality is that Game Pass will have proven to be incredibly useful at monetising old games and first party games that would have had more limited money making potential due to how severely stagnant the Xbox One is but that the service could prove to be a form of millstone around the Series S/X if it is much more popular by cutting into software sales deeply. Basically, that Sony hasn't tried copying it because it would cripple their games profitability where by comparison they have no shortage of people willing to pay full price per individual title plus extras.
I'm somewhat suspicious that the reality is that Game Pass will have proven to be incredibly useful at monetising old games and first party games that would have had more limited money making potential due to how severely stagnant the Xbox One is but that the service could prove to be a form of millstone around the Series S/X if it is much more popular by cutting into software sales deeply. Basically, that Sony hasn't tried copying it because it would cripple their games profitability where by comparison they have no shortage of people willing to pay full price per individual title plus extras.
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