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[Ozriel]

http://[URL]https://twistedvoxel.com/microsoft-1m-100m-xbox-game-pass-deals/

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100 million +?

Given what we know of game development costs, personally, I think publishers and devs are having a field day with Microsoft's check book.

You don’t know how many $100m+ deals there are. You don’t know how many games are covered by those deals. You don’t know who the deals are with.

But “field day with Microsoft’s check book”

 

[Iced Arcade]

I'm trying to think of what game on Game Pass would have warranted a $100 million deal.

I would guess it was when GTA5, RDR2 was on it. my only guess.

 

[Ozriel]

I'm trying to think of what game on Game Pass would have warranted a $100 million deal.

Doesn’t necessarily have to be a single game.

 

[geary]

100 mil could also mean first party games.

 

[Topher]

Doesn’t necessarily have to be a single game.

Good point.

 

[geary]

Doesn’t necessarily have to be a single game.

Yea, EA Play and Uplay could be 100+ millions deal

 

[DenchDeckard]

+25m subs...Noice!

 

[Magic Carpet]

Napkin Math!
100,000,000 is 1.7 million people buying a game at $60.
25 million subscribers (paying full price) 3 Billion/ year.
I count 213 games released in 2022 up till 11/23/22.
3 billion/ 213 =14 million per game.

Edit- need to add 30% store fee so thats 2.2 million people buying a game at $60.

 

[SSfox]

I'm trying to think of what game on Game Pass would have warranted a $100 million deal.

Red Dead 2 was on Gamepass wasn't it?

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Resume up to date . . . that's someone looking to leave.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Keep writing them checks MS!

 

[Ozriel]

Napkin Math!
100,000,000 is 1.7 million people buying a game at $60.
25 million subscribers (paying full price) 3 Billion/ year.
I count 213 games released in 2022 up till 11/23/22.
3 billion/ 213 =14 million per game.

Don’t do napkin math with $60. 3rd party games have to give up a 30% cut.

 

[Helghan]

100 mil could also mean first party games.

Indeed, that's probably the case, because there isn't any game that has released on Game Pass that's worth that amount of money, knowing what they paid for some other day 1 releases.

 

[Pedro Motta]

This makes absolutely no sense.

 

[Ozriel]

Indeed, that's probably the case, because there isn't any game that has released on Game Pass that's worth that amount of money, knowing what they paid for some other day 1 releases.

Not likely to be first party. You wouldn’t be negotiating deals to put first party games on Gamepass.

As geary says, it could also cover something like EA Play

Linkedin talks about ‘deals’ and ‘content’. This could even cover a bundle of games. For example, a 3 year deal for MLB. Or a deal with Embracer.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Punished Miku]

Not likely to be first party. You wouldn’t be negotiating deals to put first party games on Gamepass.

As geary says, it could also cover something like EA Play

Linkedin talks about ‘deals’ and ‘content’. This could even cover a bundle of games. For example, a 3 year deal for MLB. Or a deal with Embracer.

EA Play would definitely make sense.

 

[Ozriel]

This makes absolutely no sense.

Someone LinkedIn makes no sense? That’s rude.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Yea, EA Play and Uplay could be 100+ millions deal

without a doubt this is probably it

 

[GHG]

Resume up to date . . . that's someone looking to leave.

He's tired of Phil taking all the credit for his hard work. Reading that resume it's him that people need to be thanking.

 

[AJUMP23]

I would like to backfill this guys job. Depending on pay of course.

 

[buenoblue]

In other words they don't know anything lol

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

He's tired of Phil taking all the credit for his hard work. Reading that resume it's him that people need to be thanking.

That or he's exaggerating in his resume like everyone ever always. ha!

 

[adamsapple]

That or he's exaggerating in his resume like everyone ever always. ha!

I have never ever ever done that.

 

[feynoob]

Pelta88 is discovering that you have to pay to have games on your service. Gz on your learning my friend

 

[Punished Miku]

Pelta88 is discovering that you have to pay to have games on your service. Gz on your learning my friend

Breaking News: SQEX having a field day with Sony's checkbook on timed exclusives.

 

[feynoob]

That's not even a range of numbers so it tells us pretty much nothing.

Welcome to compulsive posting. Anything for a drama.

 

[93xfan]

Sounds like a win/win scenario to me. The games also get additional sales as well when they leave the service in many cases, as well as DLC sales if available.

MS also gets money back from those sales too. If it increases the amount of people playing them it could be really good for both parties.

Never would’ve bought the Messenger without trying it on Gamepass personally.

 

[feynoob]

Of anyone gamepass budget, look at epics free games budgets. Gamepass is similar to that.

 

[oldergamer]

100 million would be for something like EA Play and all the games they put on it. They arent paying 100 million for a single game on there. That would defy all logic

 

[GHG]

Welcome to compulsive posting. Anything for a drama.

Not even sure what drama there is to be created from this. 1-100+ just means ≥1 and we have no information on what specific games cost.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Not even sure what drama there is to be created from this. 1-100+ just means ≥1 and we have no information on what specific games cost.

It could be a new microsoft game.
Guess the money we spent on a game.
Price is right rules. Closest without going over.
Prizes include more Gamepass!

Vampire Survivor- 2.2 million

 

[feynoob]

Not even sure what drama there is to be created from this. 1-100+ just means ≥1 and we have no information on what specific games cost.

Because I posted the info here on OT gamepass.

Some juicy gamepass news.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfavreau/

• Identify and prioritize key titles with a goal of adding 15+ per month across Console, PC and Cloud.
• Drive content valuations and develop win/win deal structures that maximize partner value and ROI for Microsoft. Have worked on deals of all sizes, from <$1M to $100M+ opportunities. Content investments have grown Game Pass from 10M to 25M+ subscribers.
• Key member of Xbox's "Digital Days" team and Game Pass subject matter expert in those discussions. Meet with key partners on quarterly basis to discuss their Xbox business, contextualize their performance in Game Pass and discuss long-range opportunities across their transactional business and subscriptions.
• Game Pass lead for Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda and 2P, assisting our portfolio of 23 creative teams and XGS publishing partners building Day One content for Game Pass. Have supported 1P projects like Forza Horizon 5, Forza Motorsport, Halo Infinite, Perfect Dark and many more unannounced.

 

[Chukhopops]

I'm trying to think of what game on Game Pass would have warranted a $100 million deal.

It’s probably all games from one publisher for z years. Could be Paradox, Sega, Humble Games, etc since they seem to push everything day 1.

Of course I’m just speculating.

 

[feynoob]

I'm trying to think of what game on Game Pass would have warranted a $100 million deal.

Ea play deal comes to mind.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Sony claims Xbox Game Pass has hit 29 million subscribers

In a diatribe to regulators, Sony revealed Xbox Game Pass has hit a shiny new milestone.

www.windowscentral.com

"Game Pass leads PlayStation Plus significantly," Sony says. "Microsoft already has a substantial lead in multi-game subscription services. Game Pass has 29 million subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Console and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and is expected to grow substantially in the future. The multi-game subscription tiers of PlayStation Plus considerably lag with fewer than [redacted] the number of subscribers."


Damn

 

[feynoob]

R reksveks how is this new info?

 

[reksveks]

feynoob not sure where they have gotten it from, doesn't seem to have a source

 

[feynoob]

feynoob not sure where they have gotten it from, doesn't seem to have a source

It seems the source is from Sony document.

 

[reksveks]

It seems the source is from Sony document.

No, i was referring to the actual number within the sony document, you find the two docs here:

https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/microsoft-slash-activision-blizzard-merger-inquiry

https://assets.publishing.service.g...rosoft_s_response_to_the_Issues_Statement.pdf
https://assets.publishing.service.g...6b8043d8cd/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment.pdf

 

[feynoob]

No, i was referring to the actual number within the sony document, you find the two docs here:

https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/microsoft-slash-activision-blizzard-merger-inquiry

https://assets.publishing.service.g...rosoft_s_response_to_the_Issues_Statement.pdf
https://assets.publishing.service.g...6b8043d8cd/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment.pdf

It's the 2nd document.

 

[reksveks]

It's the 2nd document.

Yeah, so my confusion stems from where that number has come from 'within the document' (aka how did Sony find or come up wit it) and if it's from Ampere Analysis, i don't think it is but could be.

 

[feynoob]

Yeah, so my confusion stems from where that number has come from 'within the document' (aka how did Sony find or come up wit it) and if it's from Ampere Analysis, i don't think it is but could be.

Considering mlb the show is on xbox, maybe that is how they got those numbers.

 

[reksveks]

Considering mlb the show is on xbox, maybe that is how they got those numbers.

That's a possibility but I think that deal is between MLB and Xbox.

 

[adamsapple]

I think it's just a smart estimate based on the time of last available public data.

Or maybe they do have resources, being a major publisher and all, to get that info.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Tried Spice Wars a bit. Really not digging it. I think I was expecting something closer to those good old Sierra rts's from back in the day. Dune 2000 and its sequel are favorites of mine and i was hoping for a modern version of that.

 

[adamsapple]

Tried Spice Wars a bit. Really not digging it. I think I was expecting something closer to those good old Sierra rts's from back in the day. Dune 2000 and its sequel are favorites of mine and i was hoping for a modern version of that.

Wait it's not like Dune 2000 ? I thought it was gonna be similar lol. Loved that shit back in the day even though I was way too young to know how to play it properly.

 

[feynoob]

What happened to gamepass drops this week?

 

[pasterpl]

What happened to gamepass drops this week?

• Insurgency: Sandstorm (added November 29th, 2022)
• Soccer Story (added November 29th, 2022)
  

  December 6	Hello Neighbor 2	Console, PC, TBD
  December 8	Chained Echoes	Console, PC, Cloud
  December 13	High On Life

 

[feynoob]

• Insurgency: Sandstorm (added November 29th, 2022)
• Soccer Story (added November 29th, 2022)
  

  December 6	Hello Neighbor 2	Console, PC, TBD
  December 8	Chained Echoes	Console, PC, Cloud
  December 13	High On Life

What I mean is this week's announcement.