With the agreement between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard also Xbox Game Pass becomes more and more powerful?
For most gamers, Xbox Game Pass it was an incredible opportunity to try over 100 games available to choose from in the catalog. However, the model starts to worry some indie developers, especially after that Microsoft stated that they would like to acquire Activision Blizzard.
In a BBC report, several indie developers talked about the deal and what it could mean for them. Tanya Short, who worked on the game Boyfriend Dungeonsaid he feared Activision and Xbox Game Pass could see the likes of Call of Duty dominate the video game scene for even longer.
“This acquisition of Activision scares us because perhaps these games could dominate for a long time. And what do we do then?“he stated. Some developers are concerned that more AAA content on Xbox Game Pass will damage their indie titles. Others say that with such a popular choice of games, players will not buy their titles outside of Xbox Game Pass.
Xbox’s Sarah Bond responds with a data-driven example. Bond told the BBC that 60% of those who tried Human Fall Flat on Game Pass had never played a puzzle game before, and 40% of those players then purchased another puzzle game.
Source: The Gamer
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