its_muh_username OP t1_iuhorq5 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:39 PM

Reply to comment by mr_showboat in People say physical media is dead? Microsoft disagree. by its_muh_username

Phil Spencer did say that price rises are on the way for Games Pass and Xbox. But they won't happen until next year. I'm thinking that they may start dropping big new games releasing on Games Pass and charging full price for them. Like what Sony does with its subscription service.

mr_showboat t1_iuhqev4 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:54 PM

I don't see them cutting day 1 releases entirely -- it feels like it's too much a part of the marketing of Game Pass. I could see them introducing multiple tiers where only the most expensive includes all day 1 releases.

Either way, it'll be very interesting to see how they handle the Starfield launch. I'm sure they want to make the biggest splash financially off their flagship acquisition's first big single player title (which is something that Xbox has very much struggled with in the past). I would think that'll be the catalyst for some changes to Game Pass.