Following the closure of Tango Gameworks, the true value of Xbox Game Pass. While it is true that this service represents a great offer for players, the reality is that this is not the market that promised to be the future of video games, something that can be clearly seen with the zero growth year after year.
Through his official Twitter account, Mat Piscatella, Circana analyst, has revealed that subscription services grew only 1% compared to what was seen during April 2023. That is, in an entire year we did not see a considerable increase in subscribers, whether in Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus. This is what was said about it:
“And it’s still stuck. “Spending on non-mobile video game subscriptions in March 2024 increased just 1% compared to April 2023 figures.”
And it’s still stalled. March 2024 non-mobile video game subscription spending was only up 1% vs the April 2023 figures that got me to post the below last year. https://t.co/O0WQhQX023
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) May 7, 2024
This is a case that substantially affects Xbox. Considering that the company has focused on launching its first party games on day one on Game Pass, They hope this will be enough to attract more players, but this is clearly not working.
Throughout 2023 we saw the launch of titles such as Hi-Fi Rush, Redfall and starfield. While Arkane Austin’s work was a failure, Tango Gameworks and Bethesda’s productions were well received, but it seems that no one was interested in purchasing an Xbox Game Pass subscription just to enjoy these acclaimed experiences.
In the case of PlayStation Plus, its growth has also stagnated, but Sony has no plans to release day one games on this service, so its losses are not as large as those that Xbox surely experienced throughout last year. Along with this, let us remember that Microsoft has not wanted to share updated data on the number of Game Pass subscribers.
It was not until early 2024, two years after the last update, that it was revealed that Xbox Game Pass had 34 million subscribersan increase of only nine million compared to what was revealed in 2022. These are numbers that Microsoft is surely not happy with. This shows that the future of the video game industry is not in subscription services. On related topics, Xbox fans begin a boycott against the company. Likewise, you can learn more about the closure of studies here.
Author’s Note:
I cannot deny that the Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus offer is attractive to many users, but both services have problems that affect their respective companies. Giving away games is unsustainable, even if a person pays a monthly fee and, as we have already seen, not everyone is interested in joining one of these platforms.
Via: Mat Piscatella
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