If Game Pass Fails

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  • @retropulse03
    @retropulse03 16 днів тому +10

    I still treat Game Pass like Blockbuster.
    I used to pay 20$ to blockbuster to rent 2 games for as long as I wanted.
    If I liked them, I bought them elsewhere, and would rent something else.
    This is exactly what I do with Game Pass.

    • @Kirii86
      @Kirii86 16 днів тому +2

      This is how I treat it. It basically brought rentals to pc

    • @mikeclark4480
      @mikeclark4480 16 днів тому +1

      Me too. Made 3 rentals in 2024

  • @TimdogPNF
    @TimdogPNF 16 днів тому +5

    They aren’t hitting there goals 70 million by 2027, not even close

  • @Desperado070
    @Desperado070 16 днів тому +15

    I'm skeptical anyway...
    The xbox360 is the last generation that you can buy and just play games you bought.
    What happens when xbox closes the servers for current gen console over lets say, 30 years from now?
    Exactly, you can throw the box away because it be worthless instantly.

    • @Desperado070
      @Desperado070 16 днів тому +5

      @@xmusic2049 It is funny because you only show yourself with that comment. You care about what happens in your lifetime and nothing else, we also call that narcissism. Why would anything change at what I just wrote if I died?

    • @BobY-vl2oj
      @BobY-vl2oj 16 днів тому +5

      @@xmusic2049 Then why do all old games and all old consoles still work?
      Why do we have a whole market around retro consoles and retro games? 😂
      You shouldn't believe everything you hear on the inernet.

    • @BobY-vl2oj
      @BobY-vl2oj 16 днів тому +3

      @@xmusic2049 Clearly you got no idea what you talking about and now you try to get out of it with you other nonsense? 😂 You should work in parliament, talk a lot but say nothing at the same time. 🤣

    • @erey214
      @erey214 16 днів тому +1

      For me, as long as they give me the choice for digital and physical

    • @vullord666
      @vullord666 16 днів тому +1

      I'm just saying this has ALWAYS been a problem with consoles. You can argue it's a big reason they didn't take off. Every other generation your entire library is historically nuked. Xbox is the ONLY console with some form of widespread native backwards compatibility for every generation which let's you use the license you bought (including on disc (though it does have to use the internet to play the backwards compatible version)). People don't really care about the "what if this entire platform gets nuked and I lose all my games at this point" because consoles haven't consistently supported your game library with new hardware iterations in the first place. You could dust off the old machine and hook it up to play your old discs (before the internet and updates took off), but that's far far from ideal. We understand how licenses work and the onset of the internet is really what made it so that companies can actually enforce them (which is unfortunate for us, but would require laws to change). At this point I'd say Xbox is the best platform in terms of this because they make your license work natively across multiple platforms (whether you own it or play it through gamepass). I'm far FAR less concerned that in the next hardware generation Xbox is going to tell me my whole library isn't playable and I have to either stream or buy remastered versions for those games. If nothing else Xbox Play Anywhere gives your Xbox library a significant backup that wasn't there before. You're not concerned with an Xbox problem, you're concerned with honestly not even a gaming problem. This is an issue of ownership regarding content licenses which has manifested a lot more since the internet came about.

  • @jessep5280
    @jessep5280 16 днів тому +19

    I can't believe you're entertaining this narrative.
    It's concern trolling and entirely based in conjecture.
    The people making that argument are console warring, and anyone who ponders the possibility is a victim of that mental manipulation.

    • @devilshooter126m8
      @devilshooter126m8 16 днів тому +5

      Denying the faults of Gamepass is also a form of console warring

    • @jessep5280
      @jessep5280 16 днів тому

      @devilshooter126m8 Okay, articulate the faults, then.
      And I'm expecting metrics of some sort. Objective data - not feelings, not conjecture.

    • @devilshooter126m8
      @devilshooter126m8 16 днів тому +2

      @@jessep5280 ok MS wants 100Million by 2027.
      That's 100% objective from the ABK case.
      And it's been stuck at 34 Million for years.
      You think it will hit MS's target??

    • @jessep5280
      @jessep5280 16 днів тому

      @devilshooter126m8 the part you omitted is that the business model is already profitable.
      They're not going to abandon Game Pass just because they didn't hit that goal. That defies logic.
      You're employing mental gymnastics to suit your narrative.

    • @devilshooter126m8
      @devilshooter126m8 16 днів тому +3

      @@jessep5280 LOL, they said that under Oath in a court room
      and your just going to hand way away it away.
      Also nice dodging the question, you not confident it will 100Million??

  • @AntwanJohnson-e3m
    @AntwanJohnson-e3m 16 днів тому +1

    Good video bro and happy new year 🎉 to you and your family 😊

  • @FreeJAC
    @FreeJAC 16 днів тому +3

    How about the opposite question, what does XGP success look like? Obviously these companies are looking for growth always but there has to be a sweet spot or tipping point where XGP is a success and it’s just a matter of availability. Also it was announced that some streaming services are now profitable I think D+ was mentioned so that has to be encouraging news for Xbox.

  • @eastside49er
    @eastside49er 16 днів тому +1

    It was only missing a consistent pipeline of gaming content. It now has that. 2025 is looking to be the best year for Gamepass yet in terms of content.

  • @ravf458
    @ravf458 16 днів тому +4

    I don't have gamepass anymore but I love Xbox as a platform, I buy 70% of my games for it. But gamepass is only as good as PS Plus which I also have, and the entire model is something that no gamer wants forced on them. It's not a good business model in the long run and does not encourage or guarantee quality from developers.

    • @Chaoshadow-SA2
      @Chaoshadow-SA2 16 днів тому +1

      Google the definition of forced.

    • @MansaMusa50
      @MansaMusa50 16 днів тому +1

      Gamepass and PS Plus are not the same.

    • @rinaa6865
      @rinaa6865 15 днів тому +1

      Gamepass core is the same as PS Plus, but Ultimate Gamepass wipes the floor of Sony's Poor quality game tiers.

    • @weplayvrgames
      @weplayvrgames 8 днів тому

      ​@@Chaoshadow-SA2the amount of ads and pushing they do for it , yeah it's forced , it's manipulation , it's misleading
      Gamepass is the death of vote with your wallet on Xbox

  • @AlexanTheMan
    @AlexanTheMan 16 днів тому +2

    Another price increase, then boom, it's gone.

  • @Erlaxis
    @Erlaxis 16 днів тому +10

    Gamepass is not for me. I prefer to select myself what I want to play.

    • @lawlessx9
      @lawlessx9 16 днів тому +9

      You still can?

    • @easygoinowen4304
      @easygoinowen4304 16 днів тому +5

      ​@lawlessx9 no you don't get it... if he gets game pass he will be forced to play what they want him to play!
      You sign your soul away and they can do with you what they want..

    • @bckelly23
      @bckelly23 16 днів тому +2

      Reminds me of the time Gamepass forced me to play Powerwash Simulator until I unlocked every achievement. It was dreadful.

    • @JeremyLouisGaming
      @JeremyLouisGaming 16 днів тому

      @@easygoinowen4304??? What??? You do realize you can still play/buy any game you want right? Regardless if you are a Gamepass member or not. Gamepass doesn’t remove access to purchase any game you want.

    • @Chaoshadow-SA2
      @Chaoshadow-SA2 16 днів тому

      You're an idiot if you think they're telling you what to play.

  • @suripto746
    @suripto746 17 днів тому +49

    Gamepass is groundbreaking. They never failed 💚

    • @VeritasVortex
      @VeritasVortex 16 днів тому +5

      Imagine being a grown man and devoting your whole life to being an Xbox fanboy...

    • @gardenstateboss
      @gardenstateboss 15 днів тому

      correct these youtube channel will fail quicker than Microsoft LOL they have Billions of Dollars & 30Million subscribers. Let's just say if MS loses 15million subs tomorrow, they would still be successful with just half of their current subs.

    • @metatronblack
      @metatronblack 14 днів тому +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂how subscribers do they have

    • @pandemic7
      @pandemic7 14 днів тому +3

      @@VeritasVortex Imagine being a grown man and being an Xbox hater...

    • @jez6078
      @jez6078 11 днів тому

      ​@VeritasVortex lol what a cry baby you are😅

  • @magfam9980
    @magfam9980 16 днів тому +1

    It has pretty much, stagnant, and they said on court docs it needs 70 mil to 100 mil subs to survive, remember 34 mil was with core subs, not GP subs, phil said 19 mil ultimate GP when a journal out of no where said GP has to be 30 mil now, phil said we will just stick with 19 mil, they already removed day and date with GP standard

  • @trauma50disaster1
    @trauma50disaster1 16 днів тому +7

    You didn’t account for all of those developers that are paid to put their game on game pass from the small Indy to the AAA. They all made a calculation of how many game sales they would have versus what Microsoft will pay them so that’s erasing that five 600 million come on, dude.

    • @AutarchKade
      @AutarchKade 16 днів тому +1

      "erasing" is obviously BS, but yes, there are costs, and Brad knows the difference between revenue and income.

    • @trauma50disaster1
      @trauma50disaster1 16 днів тому +1

      @ it’s subtracting a significant portion of it obviously

    • @QuantumChrist
      @QuantumChrist 16 днів тому

      Gamepass is just for broke people

  • @Shogun_from_Bama
    @Shogun_from_Bama 16 днів тому

    How do you feel about Netflix?

  • @otherZinc
    @otherZinc 16 днів тому +3

    @Brad Sams,
    "YOU, don't know Microsoft History!"

  • @damarius3955
    @damarius3955 16 днів тому +7

    Ps + made 3.5 billion gamepass made 6 billion last year so if it keeps making that it will be good

    • @fishmo_mofish
      @fishmo_mofish 16 днів тому

      Is that profit or gross?

    • @QuantumChrist
      @QuantumChrist 16 днів тому

      ​@@fishmo_mofish, just revenue...go deduct the operation cost they only gain few million of profit Hhahhaha

    • @OldManGamingGuru
      @OldManGamingGuru 16 днів тому

      @@fishmo_mofishthe real numbers for 2023 are, Xbox total revenue $8.7 billion and PlayStation $27.5 billion. It’s public record and easy to find. They just make up stuff and hope no one ever actually researches the data. Men lie women lie numbers don’t. I stopped Xboting during 360 so I can only imagine how livid I would be had I kept going ignored all the amazing games on PS and dumped thousands upon thousands into a company, for them to turn around and treat me like💩. So I get all the emotion but it’s time to wrap it up. ABK won’t help those numbers, sure on the surface the number will be bigger but until they clear $80 billion in profit not revenue there is really nothing to talk about. I guess they think MSs’r&d,operations and game development are free.

    • @damarius3955
      @damarius3955 15 днів тому

      @fishmo_mofish profit for both

  • @GamingTalk-cl7xj
    @GamingTalk-cl7xj 16 днів тому +2

    Then it shows we don’t deserve nice things. Best thing in gaming

    • @weplayvrgames
      @weplayvrgames 8 днів тому

      Most anti consumer trash in existence , can't vote with your wallet blindly paying every month/year

  • @MichaelAngelEOrtiz
    @MichaelAngelEOrtiz 16 днів тому +55

    Gamepass is literally the best service hands down.

    • @joefield5217
      @joefield5217 16 днів тому +16

      I haven't subscribed to gamepass for years now. I'd rather buy games instead of paying monthly subscription.

    • @matthew55555
      @matthew55555 16 днів тому +6

      Depends how many games and what games you play.

    • @natejoe9924
      @natejoe9924 16 днів тому

      Exactly

    • @natejoe9924
      @natejoe9924 16 днів тому +3

      eld5217 well that's good there's nothing wrong with that but I also buy games and I like my monthly subscription there's nothing wrong with having both

    • @natejoe9924
      @natejoe9924 16 днів тому

      ​​​@@joefield5217so do you just think that you can't buy games if you got a subscription I know that's not what you meant but that's how you make it soundn it's like you don't know that you can do both at the same time

  • @just_delightful
    @just_delightful 16 днів тому +1

    I think the bigger, more interesting conversation is... how will we know if gamepass fails?

  • @PLAYER_42069
    @PLAYER_42069 16 днів тому +1

    Brad hints at Game Pass being too big to fail, so if it actually did "fail" - not become profitable - MS would just pivot and turn GP into something else. On a related note, I think having to pay for online will eventually not exist in the near future (5, 10 years) because it's one way to grow your ecosystem by removing as many barriers of entry. Some F2P are like this already, but imagine exclusives like CoD where you can just hop on (on console) and play MP regardless of your XB Live tier like it's been on PC for decades.

    • @Desperado070
      @Desperado070 16 днів тому

      If I would have to pay €12.50 monthly to be able to play online and have a 90% less bot / hack rate, I would be all for it.
      If everyone moved over to PS because of the online fee means there are already way less bots and hackers around.
      This is why a lot of people avoid free to play games like the plague because yes it does bring the worst players around to it.

    • @blorglord
      @blorglord 16 днів тому +1

      youre wrong there, no one has any issues paying for online so companies have no incentive to stop charging for it

  • @Michael-ut6zb
    @Michael-ut6zb 16 днів тому

    I think giving people options is always a good thing. Whether Gamepass is worth it or not only you can answer that question. Different strokes. If you play through Gamepass or decide to buy it you'll have to spend money either way. If you have a wider interest in gaming and play a lot of games a year then Gamepass is a no brainer. If you are the type who only plays stuff like COD and Madden but rarely any other games then you are better off just buying the few games you want. Remember if you're playing online on console you're paying a subscription fee to access online multiplayer anyway. I personally find it worth it since I play a lot and it's amazing value and since 1st party games don't leave the service and any other 3rd party games I really like I can just buy them since being a member also gives you discounts to those games.

  • @HeathStevens
    @HeathStevens 11 днів тому

    It has already started. They removed day & date from standard and have done price increases. 2025 will be a defining year for GamePass. BC if COD didn't do what they needed then GamePass will change drastically this year.

  • @u0aol1
    @u0aol1 16 днів тому +1

    1hr wait times to play games on the ultimate plan is really making me reconsider my subscription

    • @javiersilva2884
      @javiersilva2884 16 днів тому

      1 hour?

    • @lawlessx9
      @lawlessx9 16 днів тому +1

      Now we're making things up😂

    • @u0aol1
      @u0aol1 16 днів тому +1

      @@lawlessx9 No lie, had a 50 minute queue time twice today and it's not the first time

    • @Chaoshadow-SA2
      @Chaoshadow-SA2 16 днів тому

      ​@@u0aol1That's a problem with your ISP.

    • @rinaa6865
      @rinaa6865 15 днів тому

      ​​@@u0aol1I have never been in a queue on the Xbox, but it happens all the time on PlayStation.

  • @devilshooter126m8
    @devilshooter126m8 16 днів тому +2

    100Million Subs by 2027, that's the number it needs to hit

    • @TimdogPNF
      @TimdogPNF 16 днів тому +1

      No 2030 , 70 by 2027, not happening

    • @gardenstateboss
      @gardenstateboss 15 днів тому

      says who? Do the math do you know how much money their making with 30 million sub?

    • @devilshooter126m8
      @devilshooter126m8 15 днів тому

      @@gardenstateboss says MS in ABK Court case LOL
      you thought you had something LOL

    • @gardenstateboss
      @gardenstateboss 15 днів тому

      @@devilshooter126m8 ??? i'm talking about Gamepass Subs i don't know WTF you talking about.

    • @devilshooter126m8
      @devilshooter126m8 15 днів тому

      @@gardenstateboss what asked who, I told you who

  • @siegfried19888
    @siegfried19888 16 днів тому +3

    I just recently went back to Steam PC. I got tired of the Xbox drama lol
    And I got tired of how so many of my Xbox games didn’t work on the Xbox PC app

    • @xmusic2049
      @xmusic2049 16 днів тому

      Not every game is a play anywhere title

    • @ralphengland8559
      @ralphengland8559 16 днів тому

      ​@xmusic2049 the app is still terrible compared to other pc options.
      The new Indiana Jones just failed to start for me on my new laptop.

    • @siegfried19888
      @siegfried19888 16 днів тому +1

      @ yep and that’s why I went back to steam pc mods

    • @devilshooter126m8
      @devilshooter126m8 15 днів тому

      interesting, people dont talk the games that dont work cross platform

  • @Ornal64
    @Ornal64 16 днів тому +1

    Game pass is great. I would be paying ultimate but just don’t use it a lot so I’m only git core for my Series X.

  • @weplayvrgames
    @weplayvrgames 8 днів тому

    It means the power to vote with your wallet is returned to the customers instead of xbox execs

  • @cristopher8186
    @cristopher8186 14 днів тому

    So how many subs did call of duty add ?? 🤔

  • @nanfoodles
    @nanfoodles 15 днів тому

    IMO MS will move to timed GP titles. So new game will launch on GP 6 months after launch. I also think they will start rotating titles in and out of game pass that are MS products. Streaming services like Netflix do that as well. It keeps you getting new content without paying extra.

  • @happycloudgamer1088
    @happycloudgamer1088 16 днів тому +1

    Happy new year 🎉

  • @anthonyayre2910
    @anthonyayre2910 16 днів тому +2

    No chance

  • @mikeleon3618
    @mikeleon3618 16 днів тому +1

    It would be hard to determine I think without numbers. We have no ideal of cost. We can assume cost are rising due to the increase in subscription price but that is inconclusive. I feel they’ve hurt themselves essentially racing to the bottom. GP offers a great value and you would think it would of taken off. Simple math would say hey PS has more subs and sells more al a cart games by not offering day one. Essentially giving them reoccurring revenue and sales. With the online requirement for console… they were going to get the subscription fee in most cases. I think PS knows that. I think they may have offered too much value in an attempt for mass adoption. Time will only tell.

    • @bosskey23
      @bosskey23 16 днів тому

      The ABK deal and GP is about protecting the Windows OS. Steam will eventually release SteamOS to everyone and its adoption will increase. Microsoft will make sure that certain games will never work on Linux, for example Warzone.

    • @mikeleon3618
      @mikeleon3618 16 днів тому

      @ that’s a possibility. MS is a service based company. In a way it seems odd to compete in certain sectors like hardware. Seems like the strategy would be provide the software.. to anyone..PC PS..Nintendo..provide services and tools to anyone like cloud infrastructure ect. Create game engines and license them out. Leave hardware to OEMs or the user. It’s seems that would align with the the company overall but of course each business or sector is different

  • @frankrivers3797
    @frankrivers3797 16 днів тому

    If GamePass has compelling exclusive content, it won't fail. Now that it actually has a healthy content pipeline, we can properly evaluate it.
    GamePass up to this point was like the dollar movies--old content for a cheap price.

  • @JonathanTacoman
    @JonathanTacoman 16 днів тому +1

    If Game Pass succeeds what will happen?

  • @nex571
    @nex571 16 днів тому

    Spencer said also that the Gamepass is profitable and represents 10 to 15% of the revenues of Xbox in 2022.
    He said also that he doesn't think it will be higher than that in the future. The traditional business model is still the most important source of revenue.
    So what if the game pass disappears?
    Not much...

  • @widyasantoso4910
    @widyasantoso4910 16 днів тому

    I'll wait for Mr PKI to drop two suggestions before I suggest a topic. 🙂

  • @Chaoshadow-SA2
    @Chaoshadow-SA2 16 днів тому +1

    Sony: Literally burning to the ground.
    People on YT: Game pass is failing!

    • @tonymack2007
      @tonymack2007 15 днів тому

      Wake up to reality 😂.

    • @devilshooter126m8
      @devilshooter126m8 15 днів тому +1

      @@tonymack2007 MS: putting games on PS
      People on YT: Xbox is crushing PS!

  • @jaydee2847
    @jaydee2847 16 днів тому +5

    Game Pass has already failed. That's why they're selling games on PS5.

    • @Chaoshadow-SA2
      @Chaoshadow-SA2 16 днів тому

      Gotta take pity on the losing team after all.

    • @afieldingaf
      @afieldingaf 16 днів тому

      ​@@Chaoshadow-SA2you aren't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed are you bot

  • @Intekon
    @Intekon 16 днів тому +2

    I do see Xbox eroding though. For instance, when was the last time you got a friend online notification? It's broken and no one bothers to fix it. Also, on PC Gamebar, party chat is not working.

    • @likklegoon
      @likklegoon 16 днів тому +7

      ? It works fine for me

    • @Chaoshadow-SA2
      @Chaoshadow-SA2 16 днів тому

      You really so stupid you don't know how to work your notification settings?

  • @Quiet_9
    @Quiet_9 16 днів тому

    I've tried so many more games, especially smaller games, because they were included with Game Pass. I can't imagine unsubbing unless you are player who only plays one game for years.

    • @weplayvrgames
      @weplayvrgames 8 днів тому

      Do you really wanna support avowed and Matt Hansen that woke cry baby with his illegal hiring practises ? Because paying for gamepass is supporting that clown as well
      Can't vote with your wallet blindly paying every month/year

  • @easygoinowen4304
    @easygoinowen4304 16 днів тому

    Ok so we now know what signs to look out for - but now ask why and how this hypothetical would happen...

  • @X2011racer
    @X2011racer 16 днів тому

    Here are some positives:
    1. Software sales would improve as there have been people who play and complete games on Game Pass and not bother buying them because they have already completed them.
    2. Developers would not get screwed over the "high player numbers, low sales numbers" curse that Game Pass brings, which is what screwed over Tango Gameworks.
    3. Hardware sales of Xbox consoles may improve as the removal of Game Pass would limit access to Xbox Software.
    Cons:
    1. The removal of Game Pass would be detrimental to those who play on the cloud, especially for those who don't have access to an Xbox console.
    2. There would be no way to try before you buy Xbox Software if demos aren't an option.
    3. Xbox Cloud won't be a thing anymore, meaning that players will have to upgrade to Xbox Series if they want to play games that are not playable on Xbox One.

    • @weplayvrgames
      @weplayvrgames 8 днів тому

      If your paying for gamepass to demo games then you have to be the biggest clown going , just demand them to make a demo or your not buying , don't ever pay for a demo that's ridiculous
      Xbox was really just shooting fish in a barrel with the gullible Xbox audience

    • @X2011racer
      @X2011racer 7 днів тому

      @weplayvrgames I think you misunderstood what I was saying, but whatever...

  • @EddieGarciaVQ
    @EddieGarciaVQ 16 днів тому

    There would have to be a service to Beat it and right now there's no one even close..

    • @weplayvrgames
      @weplayvrgames 8 днів тому

      Beat what? The most anti-consumer rental service in existence......can't vote with your wallet blindly paying every month/year

  • @refugiotorres3594
    @refugiotorres3594 16 днів тому

    Gamepass is not their core focus and it hasn't been for a while, its more of a benefit being in their ecosystem now since they changed the tier systems. Also, Black Ops 6 would have not launched into gamepass if they were that skeptical.

  • @hoxyheart5479
    @hoxyheart5479 16 днів тому +3

    It's not if. It's when.

    • @Chaoshadow-SA2
      @Chaoshadow-SA2 16 днів тому

      Meanwhile, Sony is burning to the ground while you wait for something that won't happen

  • @TheCrazeturk
    @TheCrazeturk 16 днів тому +3

    Ever since Game Pass, the quality of first party Xbox games has nosedived.

    • @Chaoshadow-SA2
      @Chaoshadow-SA2 16 днів тому +1

      That's why Indiana Jones and Starfield lives rent-free in your heads.

    • @afieldingaf
      @afieldingaf 16 днів тому +1

      ​@@Chaoshadow-SA2what are you jabbering about bot

  • @PrinsessePeach
    @PrinsessePeach 16 днів тому +3

    This is B.S. 🤦‍♀️

  • @hunterz7389
    @hunterz7389 15 днів тому

    35 millions gamepass * $15 avg price = $525 millions per month = $6.3 billions per year.. Ya gamepass is not going to anywhere..most game developers take 3-4 years on game to make $100 millions in game sales .. while Gamepass is making 4x money in month..with COD coming on Gamepass every year means subscribers numbers at least will remain same but most likely going up YOY..

  • @Eternal_TheGamer
    @Eternal_TheGamer 15 днів тому

    *"Gamepass conditions its users to NOT buy games"*
    I've seen this all over the internet and its true. Xbox is putting the few first party games on other platforms to make up for the millions of people that use gamepass but DON'T buy games. This is what xbox gamers don't understand then they wonder why the better game devs and studios tend to stay away from Xbox and gamepass
    Phil is crazy he tries to sell games to the same people who are taught by gamepass to not buy games 🤣🤣🤣 I have both consoles ps5 nand series x but the series x rarely gets used because the games are bad and the few games I would play are going to Playstation anyway 😬

  • @jared5706
    @jared5706 16 днів тому +8

    I wish GamePass was never created or at least the “Day 1 games” was never a thing. I DONT want the gaming industry to become what the Music industry has become where Spotify and Apple Music run the industry and SCREW OVER musicians! In this example it would be GamePass screwing over game studios and developers! BUY YOUR GAMES PEOPLE STOP RENTING , YOURE PART OF THE PROBLEM!!

    • @Quiet_9
      @Quiet_9 16 днів тому +1

      No, that's not how this works at all. Musicians never got paid well before Spotify from CD sales or radio plays, and Spotify isn't even profitable because the big publishers have so much control over the back catalog that they can basically demand whatever they want and pay the artists as little as they want. Spotify and Apple Music don't run shit, the big 3 publishers do.
      The better comparison for Game Pass is video streaming like Netflix, Disney, Max and Apple TV, which all are investing heavily in projects that otherwise never would have been made in order to build up their catalog. Microsoft is pouring money into studios to get out games big and small in order to cement themselves as a major player in Game Streaming. The studios and game devs get paid more, not less, because Game Pass exists.
      Far fewer people were ever going to play smaller titles like Grounded, HellBlade 2, Outer Worlds, Pentiment if they had to buy them outright. Palworld literally would've never been a success. Fable would not be getting tons of funding. Starfield would not have gotten an extra year of development time.
      You can maybe argue that the big studios with guaranteed hits like COD, Diablo and ES6 will lose money on GamePass, but all those projects rely more on MTX than box sales.

    • @lawlessx9
      @lawlessx9 16 днів тому +3

      You think devs aren't getting paid to put games on game pass?

    • @jared5706
      @jared5706 16 днів тому +2

      @@Quiet_9 You say studios and game devs get paid more not less but how when microsoft has to split that gamepass revenue generated between ALL those other games within the service with their respective game studios and publishers? Microsoft isnt going to throw cash endlessly into a money pit that is gamepass, they even cut back on making deals 3rd party devs because they themselves know money isnt being generated like they want and cant afford to pay all these devs.
      For smaller AA and indie games gampass is a perfect situation and combination I somewhat agree but for AAA and bigger games like FABLE, INDIANA JONES, DOOM, PERFECT DARK etc the games that majority of people play it makes even less sense. Microsoft could be making WAYY more money if they just flat out sold their games normally instead of putting them day 1 on a sub service which cannibalizes game sales. Palworld didnt need xbox to be successful when the game sold a TON on pc alone. Fable and starfield etc are not contingent on gamepass being a succes in order to get more "funding" or getting "extra year of development", thats microsoft mismanagement to rely on gamepass to allocate certain funding and resources to only certain games. If they just sold games like normal they would be making so much more money ( which is all these corporations care about) and they wouldnt have "funding" issues.
      Finally, thats not even going whole problem of gamepass eliminating game ownership. To this day and many years into the future people will ALWAYS prefer to OWN their products, gamepass is encouraging people to not buy 1st party games which is why i brought up the example of the music industry. Gamepass has been stagnant for years and people are TIRED of subscription services for a reason, prices keep going up, you dont own anything, time is finite anyways etc. NO ONE wants the gaming industry to become dominated by dumb subscribtion services like spotify and apple music does for music and how netflix, MAX, Disney+ etc does for movies and tv.....thats my point

    • @jared5706
      @jared5706 16 днів тому +2

      @@lawlessx9 im talking about 1st party devs not 3rd party devs. Even then microsoft cut back on the spending for gamepass beacuse even they know money isnt coming in like they like which proves my entire point. NO ONE wants the gaming industry to be run by another stupid subscription service........

    • @Quiet_9
      @Quiet_9 16 днів тому

      @jared5706 saying game pass hurts game ownership for people who want to own games is like saying Netflix ruined movie ownership for people who'd rather buy DVDs. It's ridiculous. Rental services don't replace ownership, they exist adjacent to it. It's digital ownership, not services like Netflix, that reduces demand for physical ownership because many prefer digital libraries, and that's the enemy of DVDs (and physical game enthusiasts).
      As far as profitability, Microsoft literally owns the studios that are making the games, whether they are AA or AAA. They are invested in making sure the studios they own are profitable. I'm sure they will adjust the price of the tiers if it's not economical, but so far we've seen them look to other ways to make money: expansions and dlc still cost full price, early access still costs extra, every major game has MTX, and they offer you games in the catalog at a discount if you want to own them. You mentioned Doom, that's a great example of a game not popular enough for many people to spend $70, but popular enough to that many with Game Pass will give it a spin. The in house studios are also likely getting a larger cut of the sale, because they're not losing 30% to Steam, Epic or Sony. They no longer need to be successful by as large of a margin to have profit.

  • @revaniz1465
    @revaniz1465 16 днів тому

    Love this video keep doing these

  • @ronniepatterson2827
    @ronniepatterson2827 16 днів тому +4

    Has Gamepass failed already? Strange how the marketing of Gamepass was everywhere, then suddenly stopped on a dime,& is nowhere to be found lately🤔

    • @Chaoshadow-SA2
      @Chaoshadow-SA2 16 днів тому +1

      Where did it fail? That false reality you live in?

    • @afieldingaf
      @afieldingaf 16 днів тому

      ​@@Chaoshadow-SA2you bots live in ya own fantasy world totally deviod of all reality

  • @deathstick7715
    @deathstick7715 16 днів тому

    Gamepass is a double edged sword for me I love it but it's making getting physical copies for Xbox games impossible there digital only plus my local game stop in Maysville ky is closing down on January 11th

  • @michaelpierre208
    @michaelpierre208 16 днів тому

    Game pass is failing
    If u don’t have the highest tier then u don’t have game pass

  • @ralphengland8559
    @ralphengland8559 16 днів тому

    It failed for me. None of the games coming out on GP were appealing. But I still like the model. I just need better quality to stay subscribed.

  • @FreeJAC
    @FreeJAC 16 днів тому +3

    If you spend any time on X GP failure is thought about every day! Many wishing for it to happen. 😂

  • @nelsongaming12
    @nelsongaming12 17 днів тому +3

    When

    • @Chaoshadow-SA2
      @Chaoshadow-SA2 16 днів тому

      Clearly said if. Learn to read.

    • @nelsongaming12
      @nelsongaming12 16 днів тому +1

      @Chaoshadow-SA2 I mean it already has so...

  • @Happy.Mario64
    @Happy.Mario64 15 днів тому

    If it fails I guess I just move on with my life , like you should

  • @hardcoregammer1964
    @hardcoregammer1964 16 днів тому +7

    WTF? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣
    What a strange question to pose at this point. Hell…in that case, what if anything fails. LOL
    What if (fill in the blank) fails? 🤔
    But Game Pass attracts the clicks.

    • @Desperado070
      @Desperado070 16 днів тому +1

      It already failed but you to blind to see.

    • @CarlosFernandez-lg6fw
      @CarlosFernandez-lg6fw 16 днів тому

      I don’t think it’s a dumb question. For example if Ps Plus goes away Sony still sells many first and third party games. They make a lot of money ouyof micro transactions from third party.
      MS is leaning heavily into Gamepass, however having bought AB gives them a consistent revenue stream now.
      Just quick guesses.

    • @Chaoshadow-SA2
      @Chaoshadow-SA2 16 днів тому

      ​@Desperado070 Can see just fine, it's actually doing quite well. You just refuse to accept it.

  • @Kirii86
    @Kirii86 16 днів тому

    If gamepass fails we just stay here in the status quo right? Isn’t this the same question as what if Stadia succeeded or if Xbox One DRM succeeded? If there was a massive industry change then things would be different.

    • @noahradford9218
      @noahradford9218 16 днів тому +1

      Xbox one drm did succeed. It was silently forced in to the series consoles. You can't buy a series x plop a disc in and play it if it's not been set up. And backwards compatibility doesn't work unless you have an internet connection.

    • @Kirii86
      @Kirii86 16 днів тому

      @ it’s not industry standard change. A portion of that functionality is on the third most popular console. It’s not the same as something like paid online which fully succeeds across all console gamers

    • @Desperado070
      @Desperado070 16 днів тому

      @@noahradford9218 Yea, if you wanna play anything on a console just get a ps2 or a xbox. Nothing beyond that...

    • @noahradford9218
      @noahradford9218 16 днів тому

      @Kirii86 sony and Nintendo always fallow xbox. And all the people touting how great pc gaming is neglect to bring up the massive drm problems there.

    • @Kirii86
      @Kirii86 16 днів тому +1

      @ They follow Xbox when they are successful. I have no doubt if some of Xbox more extreme policies were more popular they would have been copied. I think you are wrong about PC tho, it has DRM issues but it has fewer than any other platform

  • @futurekillxbox972
    @futurekillxbox972 9 днів тому

    If my auntie was my uncle she would have a …. !!!! Tf

  • @danielmikhail2701
    @danielmikhail2701 16 днів тому

    I wonder if gamepass will fail if the Xbox console fails?

    • @rinaa6865
      @rinaa6865 15 днів тому

      I wonder if the PS5 will fail if they continue to only release one AAA First Party exclusive a year as they have for years now ? As it is its nothing more than a multiformat console that has next to no current gen developed games if its own.

    • @danielmikhail2701
      @danielmikhail2701 15 днів тому

      lol… I wasn’t being facetious with my question. I was legitimately asking the question. If the Xbox console truly fails… I firmly believe gamepass will fail.

  • @afieldingaf
    @afieldingaf 16 днів тому +3

    It failed years ago

  • @Shogun_from_Bama
    @Shogun_from_Bama 16 днів тому +1

    Anything for the clicks...

  • @astenxxx8930
    @astenxxx8930 15 днів тому

    Xbox game pass need too make deal with nvidia geforce now!!!!

  • @moochoman9948
    @moochoman9948 15 днів тому

    If gamepass fails xbox is done.
    I cant xbox pulling the plug unless its draining far too much money.

  • @NINJA_INVESTORS
    @NINJA_INVESTORS 16 днів тому

    What if you stopped making UA-cam videos?

  • @qhyman611
    @qhyman611 16 днів тому +17

    Game Pass is making billions

    • @joefield5217
      @joefield5217 16 днів тому +4

      Well gamepass isn't exactly growing either. Its been stuck at 35 mil for years now. And these numbers include Gamepass core. PC gamers aren't interesting in Gamepass because of the terrible Windows store.

    • @Donald_Allan
      @Donald_Allan 16 днів тому +5

      ​@joefield5217 10 months ago it grew to 34 million subscribers which shows you know nothing and don't know what you're talking about 🤣

    • @joefield5217
      @joefield5217 16 днів тому +2

      @@Donald_Allan It didn't grew at all. Xbox consoles are in decline for a while now.

    • @Donald_Allan
      @Donald_Allan 16 днів тому +6

      @@joefield5217 Gamepass went from 15 million subscribers in 2020 to 34 million subscribers as of February 2024, an increase of 19 million subscribers. It shows you don't know what you are talking about 🤣

    • @lawlessx9
      @lawlessx9 16 днів тому +1

      ​@joefield5217 you don't need an xbox console to have gamepass.

  • @frankkent5567
    @frankkent5567 16 днів тому +3

    Game Pass has repeatedly missed estimated targets. In that way, it’s already a failure.

  • @pixelslappa7948
    @pixelslappa7948 17 днів тому

    I'll have to get a new avatar 🙃

  • @kubeanie18
    @kubeanie18 16 днів тому +3

    Why would it fail.

    • @devilshooter126m8
      @devilshooter126m8 16 днів тому +2

      it needs to hit 100 Million by 2027

    • @afieldingaf
      @afieldingaf 16 днів тому +1

      It already has failed

    • @rinaa6865
      @rinaa6865 15 днів тому

      ​@@devilshooter126m8 😂

    • @rinaa6865
      @rinaa6865 15 днів тому

      It's not going anywhere, Owners of other consoles get a little jealous when even their top tier subscription just gives them old worn out games every month.

  • @rrlom-t6x
    @rrlom-t6x 16 днів тому +3

    Not in you're life time.

  • @cicitrout6266
    @cicitrout6266 16 днів тому +2

    Gamepass won't fail.
    And i seriously doubt XBOX mean't all first party titles are going to other consoles.Some titles sure, but not all titles.
    I'm sure they are talking about the XBOX apps going everywhere.
    You know "they want their games everywhere" Like the way phones and tablets are literally everywhere!
    Streaming is the future! XBOX knows this.
    X Forever 😎

  • @lawlessx9
    @lawlessx9 16 днів тому +1

    Game pass has been around since 2017...the notion that it's still a concept that can fail needs end.

  • @aooaooapoooopa
    @aooaooapoooopa 16 днів тому +1

    Phil Spencer has not only said Gamepass is sustainable but also that it’s profitable. We shouldn’t only look to take apart every statement when it’s positive. Everyone takes their words at face value when their words are negative.

    • @TimdogPNF
      @TimdogPNF 16 днів тому +1

      He says a lot of things

  • @bshn10
    @bshn10 16 днів тому +3

    It already failed

  • @narkaah
    @narkaah 16 днів тому +2

    All for the clicks.. More nonsense talk.

  • @matthewhardwick8208
    @matthewhardwick8208 17 днів тому

    I think this year will be critical for Game Pass in terms of it's long term future. They have a lot of games launching this year. And you would think that this would attract new users. And let's be honest. The only places where they can find these people is Mobile and PC.

  • @WaynesWorldUnlimited
    @WaynesWorldUnlimited 16 днів тому +1

    I don’t get it everybody keeps telling me it’s doing great, even though I don’t have it. I have core because that’s all I need. I actually buy my games but the digital. Or 1086 of them.

  • @TheOldest
    @TheOldest 16 днів тому

    Gamepass has been around how many literal years now and there are people still asking "what if it fails?"
    Fact, it already succeeded if you're gonna ask an intelligent question it would be "how long will it last"
    It's just like the Playstation tactic of high budget AAA exclusives. Did it fail, no, but it didn't last forever either.

  • @ambitiousgaminghd
    @ambitiousgaminghd 16 днів тому

    Buy videos games. Thanks

  • @vullord666
    @vullord666 16 днів тому

    I mean it's pretty simple at this point. Microsoft Gaming/Xbox has become one of the BIGGEST gaming entities in the industry. If Game Pass doesn't work they'll just pivot from those plans and probably focus in more on being a publisher. I don't even think it'll affect Xbox hardware, and they've already partnered with companies like Nvidia to provide Xbox PC games on other streaming platforms. Xbox Game Pass failing would affect us as consumers more because it'd mean the gaming industry as a whole gets setback significantly in its evolution of providing value. It'd be like if Netflix failed out the gate and we were stuck with cable as our only option for another 10 odd years (eventually something would come around) which provides less value than Netflix at like 5x the price we're complaining about Netflix for costing now (I'm one of those complainers but it's still seriously so much cheaper than cable and because of Netflix popularizing a new market and changing the status quo cheap live TV options like Sling and even really good free options like Tubi and Pluto came about). At the end of the day this is a rounding error for Microsoft that they hope turns into a massive gateway for success. There was a post from an analyst a while back and Xbox first party titles now top a LOT of the Playstation sales charts in addition to PC and Xbox. At their lowest Xbox was pulling in 15 billion USD this gen before buying ABK and Bethesda (Zenimax). Now they've reached heights even beyond that. The business doesn't really care if one model fails. We as consumers should because that'd set the entire industry back, which would especially hurt at a time where games are costing more than ever and trying to squeeze us dry with freemium models on top of that.

  • @TkoddaLee
    @TkoddaLee 16 днів тому

    Xbox gamepass ultimate is actually the best subscription cause u get games day 1 release n online services they are more friendly with consumers….Sony subscription is the worst u pay for ps plus premium and u get nothing much…Nintendo subscription is the cheapest but u get nothing much but online service..I’ve own 3 platforms PC Ps5 n Switch and I sub only to gamepass to play on PC

  • @achtungjamie
    @achtungjamie 17 днів тому +2

    If….lol

  • @cdb989
    @cdb989 15 днів тому

    Game pass is here to stay for the foreseeable future, it makes a huge amount of money and the wouldn’t have bought ABK for $69 Billion
    MS is not a 3 trillion dollar company for nothing

  • @guillaumeinjjuz1744
    @guillaumeinjjuz1744 16 днів тому

    Plot twist : it never will fail 😮

  • @THEMAGG
    @THEMAGG 17 днів тому +3

    Gamepass is not hitting financial marks, hence Project Latitude which I reported December 2023 taking effect. Gamepass is now a subsidiary service to keep customers in the Xbox store like Amazon Prime. That's the story

    • @williamcopeland2617
      @williamcopeland2617 17 днів тому +3

      That could be true. However, I would guess that it's still profitable. What's really hurting the Xbox division is the lack of hardware sales. Hopefully next Gen will be better.

    • @joefield5217
      @joefield5217 16 днів тому

      @@williamcopeland2617 Unlikely. Unless they can push out more exclusives, it will continue to decline.

  • @AgentZeroNine1
    @AgentZeroNine1 17 днів тому +4

    GamesPass is just a digital Blockbuster or Redbox minus big games from PlayStation, Nintendo and years late releases for huge third party games like Rockstar's games, EA's games, Ubisoft, etc. GamePass will 100% fail.

    • @nervusbreakdown
      @nervusbreakdown 17 днів тому +5

      wrong

    • @trffinal1541
      @trffinal1541 17 днів тому +3

      If you think that you are totally wrong and a bit of a clown you do not know anything about business at all stay away from make you own business you will lose all you money. Playstation and Nintendo is going to make a service like gamepass just matter of time we are going into a new age of gaming soon you will not have any game exclusives in 10 years from now

    • @MetalBehemoth
      @MetalBehemoth 16 днів тому +4

      Found the PlayStation Fanboy 😂😂

    • @Donald_Allan
      @Donald_Allan 16 днів тому +5

      I can guarantee that Herman Hulst, Hideaki Nishino, Doug Bowser, Shuntaro Furukuwa, Phil Spencer, Matt Booty, Sarah Bond as well as all the other heads of gaming companies/studios/publishers would laugh at you as you literally don't have a clue what you are talking about 🤣

    • @MrWhitesoxfalife
      @MrWhitesoxfalife 16 днів тому +3

      ​@@Donald_Allan I'm already laughing at his comment

  • @nothingtosee7718
    @nothingtosee7718 16 днів тому

    It wouldn’t, can’t fail.
    All Xbox would do is pull back new releases and it becomes a legacy play like $onys pi55 poor offering.

    • @joefield5217
      @joefield5217 16 днів тому +2

      All their games will come to Playstation. Microsoft will become a Third Party publisher.

    • @nothingtosee7718
      @nothingtosee7718 16 днів тому +1

      @ it’s never going to be all.. 🤭 followed very closely by most PayStation games everywhere. It’s the ONLY business model that’s going to work. $ony aren’t deluded fanboys unlike the majority of those idiots buying their consoles.

    • @joefield5217
      @joefield5217 16 днів тому

      @@nothingtosee7718 Give it a few more years, until all their games are on Playstation.

  • @mr.sarcastic8833
    @mr.sarcastic8833 16 днів тому +2

    if? it already falied

    • @MetalBehemoth
      @MetalBehemoth 16 днів тому +4

      Found the PlayStation Fanboy 😂😂

    • @mr.sarcastic8833
      @mr.sarcastic8833 16 днів тому +1

      @MetalBehemoth nope. not even a PC fanboy

    • @joefield5217
      @joefield5217 16 днів тому +2

      @@MetalBehemoth Gamepass has been stuck at 35 mil for sometime now. Its not exactly growing. They need at least 100 mil to break even.

    • @lawlessx9
      @lawlessx9 16 днів тому

      ​@joefield5217 100 million subscribers to "break even"?..go do some actual math😂

    • @Chaoshadow-SA2
      @Chaoshadow-SA2 16 днів тому

      Maybe in your little land of make believe it has.