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new Question and answer Dropped by former GamesIndustry.biz reporter Chris Dring today, and he sheds some unfortunate light on Xbox Game Pass And its impact on game sales.
Although the exact number for each game can vary, and this is just “anecdotal” information passed along, Dring says that “games on Game Pass can expect to lose about 80% of their expected premium sales on Xbox.”
“Anecdotally, games on Game Pass are expected to lose about 80% of their expected premium sales on Xbox. That’s the number that’s being thrown around. It would be lower if it was a big mainstream release, but overall… look at how much Hellblade is down.” 2 or where Indiana Jones came from or even Starfield clearly hurt sales of those titles on Xbox.”
Dring went on to say that in this case, it could be very beneficial for Microsoft to bring these games to multiple platforms. The reporter says the hype behind the big Xbox Game Pass release “could have a strong impact” on its launch elsewhere.
“If it’s a cross-platform game, it can be beneficial. This increase in the number of players on one Xbox could have a strong impact on sales on PlayStation, for example.”
Most of this sounds like information we’ve heard before, of course, but that 80% is a pretty notable percentage – and may explain why. Team Xbox has decided to aggressively move forward with its cross-platform plans. Games are no longer cheaper to make – An example of this is the recent Call of Duty game With this new approach, Xbox Game Pass can retain subscribers and generate excitement while PS5 brings in important game sales revenue for Microsoft.
Of course, in the case of third-party Xbox Game Pass titles, Microsoft pays publishers to put their games on the service in the first place which helps offset the loss in sales. These numbers can reach into the millions Possibly!
