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Is Gamepass in trouble?

Let’s take a look at the challenges ahead for xbox’s golden goose, and what they can do to overcome them.

So chances are if you are watching this video, whether you’re a fan of my channel or your an xbox fan whose happened upon my content for the first time–you know what the hell gamepass is. But if you’re one of the few that for some reason…dont know? Xbox gamepass is a subscription service microsoft offers, where they offer a library of video games in exchange for a monthly fee. It’s often called the “netflix” of video games because the basic premise is more or less the same except you can actually download the content on gamepass vs just streaming it.

Gamepass is arguably Xbox’s most valuable feature right now. I can probably take it a step further and say gamepass is what saved the xbox brand and enabled this comeback we’re seeing with the xbox series x/s. Sure xbox has made some other really crazy moves like the Zenimax Media acquisition, reaching an agreement with Activision Blizzard to acquire their stuff, but we really haven’t seen the fruits of those labors outside of, you guessed it, adding their acquisitions library’s to gamepass. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that gamepass is carrying xbox this gen, and it’s gone a long way in narrowing the sales gap against the Playstaion 5 after a gen that saw xbox get outsold over 2:1.

I personally think gamepass is great and alot of ya’ll out there seem to agree, but like all popular things, gamepass has it’s haters. Some pretty notable people have come out and said that gamepass is bad for the video game industry, that it cheapens the value of games. I see alot of people on twitter and social media say things like “i’d gladly pay 70 dollars for a game because I actually like to support developers!” Now this is something I was always curious about, so I reached out to some friends who work in game development and i was like YO do you receive any financial compensation depending on how many copies of the game you worked on were sold? And they were like no. One said they work on a salary but don’t have a bonus clause that gives them a percentage of sales, but that some people they know do. The other friend said they worked as an independent contractor on their last game so definitely no. I then straight up asked them what their thoughts were on game pass, and they were both like “we like eet”. When I was talking to my salaried friend they said it was a great way to try out new games and that they enjoyed it. The only thing negative they had to say was that if they start a game on gp they don’t have as much incentive to finish it because they didn’t pay full price for it. And that sometimes they get choice paralysis. So this thought that game developers hate gamepass with a burning passion, at least in my very very VERY small circle of friends who work in the industry, seemed to be untrue.

Another argument against gamepass is that it’s essentially a money sink, that there’s no way a company can operate a service like that and be profitable. While microsoft may be a big enough company to absorb a hit like that until gamepass is profitable or whatever, some notable Microsoft execs have come out and said nah guys it’s sustainable this thing totally works. Phil Spencer a while back said "I know there are a lot of people that like to write, 'We're burning cash right now for some future pot of gold at the end.' No. Game Pass is very, very sustainable right now as it sits and continues to grow." Of course he could just be saying that right? Like would he truly come out and say yeah guys we’re losing a shit ton of money on gamepass right now.

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[alohagamingbros]

Gamepass ain't in trouble...no way

[lordxboss]

Is not feeling obligated to finish games because you didn't pay $70 really a downside to Gamepass 🤷‍♂️ I'd say Nope that's another Positive 👍

[masonx]

I like game pass it lets me try other games out that I wouldn't normally play

[GDBAKED]

If these people want to support the developer follow them on any social media platform and support their page with donations. I don't understand free games being a problem, people have to find something to complain about.

[chadwickharris]

Lol I can't even believe you would ask that question... Is Gamepass in trouble? No it absolutely is not!

[paulcastro]

It would be nice to get Diablo 1, 2 and 3 on gamepass.

[robiken]

If it went up by £5 a month, I'd still be happy

[TheDevin]

Keep in mind that Microsoft is also the number 2 cloud computing company in the world giving the a lot of cheap server space. And most people aren't playing the games in the cloud which means the majority of there server needs for gamepass is little more than storage. They likely spend very little in expenses. The largest expense is likely the licensing deals. But it's still likely a very lucrative business for them which is why they have been spending so much money to acuire game devs.

[blackmesacake]

This is a great time to be a part of the Xbox family

[superandyk]

Since they started Microsoft rewards I have never ever ever paid for Game Pass ultimate. They give you enough opportunities to earn 12, 000 points per month and that is enough to buy a month of gamepass ultimate.

[vesder]

Love gamepass, but probably never gonna finish a game again.

[brianhensley]

I think game pass is the best thing that's ever happened to Xbox

[OneKaleidoscope]

I’m already paying for Xbox Live Gold so paying the extra $5 for Gamepass is an easy choice. so many games!

[JaxxVs]

i THINK the idea works like this

Instead of having publishers it allows people who make the game to bypass that step

Instead of choosing 4 or 5 games a year due to budget game studios who may end up closing due to lack of sales now get paid and can keep their employees.

It helps to protect games from being pirated both passively and aggressively.

[triplethreatgaming]

I just can’t do it $45 for three months on all those old games.I’ll stick with buying the games and Xbox live 12 months

[ProfessorChaos]

Keeping my xbox game pass ultimate subscription🥂😎

[krapiks]

Was in a rush to buy a new controller So I bought Elite 2 controller because 8Bitdo controllers, Xbox One controllers, Xbox Series controllers and all generic Xbox controllers are out of stock EVERYWHERE in Europe. While Xbox Series S and even Series X consoles are available EVERYWHERE. Gamepass is at fault because there are SO MANY couch / local coop games.

[davidoakley]

I'd like to see a yearly subscription with discounts like live for a year

[xboxallin]

Blame the media for lack of information. The hate Microsoft went through this generation was unprecedented.

[jseay]

Yeah I would save like $20 per month with the family plan . So I like that ideal if of course it’s around the price you mentioned. Great video though, thank you for keeping us informed .