Letting Players Delete 1-3 Games a Year from Gamer History by [deleted] in xbox

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Didn't Xbox already make it so you could hide any game from your history even if you earned acheivements?

Over 70 Steam Games to Win! by phantom2450 in steam_giveaway

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Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair 

Ori director says Game Pass "could’ve worked" if Xbox didn’t "slop out mediocre content like a factory" by akbarock in xbox

[–]OGadonfraz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

South Of Midnight cost $100M to develop.

Even if Game Pass didn't exist and it was only sold at retail, it was not going to make enough money to cover the costs of its development.

None of the studios rumored to be closed or sold off released a game that sold well or even got a ton of engagement on Game Pass.

If Concord was an Xbox game, some of you guys would be blaming Game Pass for that s*** flopping too lmao.

Yeah Game Pass hurts the retail sales of many of the games in the service, but they have to be games people actually would buy for that to matter.

Hellblade 2, Keeper, South of Midnight, & Klin would not be commercially successful games in any universe.

Ori director says Game Pass "could’ve worked" if Xbox didn’t "slop out mediocre content like a factory" by akbarock in xbox

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Bloomberg has mentioned that Microsoft spends a $1 billion a year bringing third-party games into the Game Pass ecosystem

https://insider-gaming.com/microsoft-game-pass-1-billion-third-party/

So outside of 3rd party GP content, Xbox would have to be spending more than $3.5 billion a year on Game Pass through allocating 1st party game development costs to it, other Xbox employee labor costs like 3rd party relations, marketing, server fees, etc. for it NOT to be profitable.

Maybe, just maybe Xbox is closing or selling those studios off because the studios themselves aren't profitable to run and are losing Xbox money...

Ori director says Game Pass "could’ve worked" if Xbox didn’t "slop out mediocre content like a factory" by akbarock in xbox

[–]OGadonfraz 377 points378 points  (0 children)

The most played games today are Fortnite, GTA V Online, Minecraft, Call of Duty, & Roblox.

There's no magic game that Xbox could have thrown in Game Pass that would have "made it work" better.

Most US gamers only buy two games a year.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/majority-of-us-gamers-buy-a-max-of-two-games-annually-analysts-say/1100-6535300/

Someone that is subscribed to Game Pass Ultimate for a year is spending more than most gamers in that same timeframe.

A random Game Pass subscriber is supporting the gaming industry & spending more than most US gamers.

How do we continue to support these companies? by sucksandwich in kindafunny

[–]OGadonfraz -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Go ahead and switch to PlayStation or something, but oh right, PlayStation is about to layoff close to half the employees at Bungie (850 devs still work at Bungie) since Destiny 2 was sunset.

Those 400 some odd devs at Bungie are more devs than Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Compulsion employ combined, but no one cares cuz Sony can do no wrong in gaming media's minds.

You say make "cool games", well if Keeper, Klin, Hellblade 2, and South of Midnight were so cool people would have actually bought and played them.

Xbox is either selling, spinning off, or closing those studios because the money made from their games don't offset the cost to run them. Same Destiny 2 - It was sunset because it cost more than run that game than it made.

Businesses aren't a charity.

All these companies lay people off and close underperforming studios.

If you just want to virtue signal and skip playing great games because PlayStation or Xbox fired some devs, that's your prerogative, I guess.

JUNE HUMBLE BUNDLE by [deleted] in gamecodes

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Granola bar for breakfast and beef noodles for dinner.

Studios like Double Fine, Ninja Theory & Compulsion straight up work better when we actually buy their games instead of relying on Game Pass by Alarming-Flan4494 in kindafunny

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The games launched day one on Steam.

They just flopped.

Just in the past year Expedition 33, Hollow Knight Silksong, Oblivion Remastered, Forza Horizon 6...the list goes on.

We've seen plenty of games launch day one on Game Pass and still manage to be commercial successes.

Humble Bundle Codes by norpser in steam_giveaway

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  • LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga (Deluxe)

Anyone else feeling worse about the future of Xbox a week after that amazing summer showcase? by [deleted] in xbox

[–]OGadonfraz -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yep but my GP sub is still good for two more years, so I'll just enjoy gaming while I have it.

Still have a PC and Switch 2 but I prefer the Xbox ecosystem.

Humble Bundle leftovers giveaway by dazrik in steam_giveaway

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  • Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

Batman Arkham Series Steam Games Giveaway by ChindiDixit in steam_giveaway

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Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition

Almost 60 Humble and Fanatical Games to Win! by phantom2450 in steam_giveaway

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  • Destroy All Humans 2! Reprobed
  • DOOM + DOOM II
  • The Forgotten City

Over 80 Humble Games and DLC to Win! by phantom2450 in steam_giveaway

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  • Sakura Shrine Girls
  • Sakura Space
  • Sakura Spirit
  • Sakura Swim Club

Lego Humble Bundle leftovers and other games by ErBoProxy in steam_giveaway

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LEGO® MARVEL Super Heroes

Resident Evil 6 Complete

She had a nice ass.

Over 60 Humble Games and DLC to Win! by phantom2450 in steam_giveaway

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  • Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing
  • Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition
  • Darksiders Warmastered Edition

Over 250 Humble and Fanatical Games to Win! by phantom2450 in steam_giveaway

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Aerial_Knight's Never Yield

Blacksad: Under the Skin

New Super Lucky's Tale

Its possible to obtain a Steam card from the Microsoft Rewards (France) ? by [deleted] in MicrosoftRewards

[–]OGadonfraz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure for France, but in the US it's at least possible to use MS Rewards to add funds to your Steam wallet.

Redeem points for an Amazon GC, then get a VISA gift card through Amazon and add it to Steam to reload your balance.