Xbox wouldn't be going this route if Game Pass and digital sales combined didn't already far exceed their physical sales revenue, though. I'm not in favor of the move, but it does feel somewhat inevitable, and I doubt Sony will be too far behind. Nintendo will be the last holdout for a generation or two before they finally figure out how to design a competent online environment/storefront.The only logical thing to do is not support the platforms when they drop physical media. Fuck all of them. Let them fail.
What sad is that the reason why this is succeeding is because they keep increasing game prices to the point where they have priced people out of being able to buy games. It feels like a better deal to pay for services like Game Pass than it does spending 70$ for the base game of any series. Worst of all, is the fact that basically no game is released "full" these days, which pushes people away even more.Game Pass
That's part of it I'm sure, in some countries more than others, but there's also just brand new growth in the gaming market to account for. If you're starting from square zero with no library whatsoever, Game Pass is a really good means by which to figure out what types of games and genres appeal to you. It's a cheaper and far more convenient RedBox/GameFly, and that probably helps some people to reduce or stop their impulse buys for new releases as well.What sad is that the reason why this is succeeding is because they keep increasing game prices to the point where they have priced people out of being able to buy games.
Oh yeah, there's that too. Hell, I've considered signing on to play Starfield because I am not buying an Xbox or installing Windows just to play one game. I am also not willing to pay 70$ for a digital game, that's stupid as fuck.That's part of it I'm sure, in some countries more than others, but there's also just brand new growth in the gaming market to account for. If you're starting from square zero with no library whatsoever, Game Pass is a really good means by which to figure out what types of games and genres appeal to you. It's a cheaper and far more convenient RedBox/GameFly, and that probably helps some people to reduce or stop their impulse buys for new releases as well.