inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoXbox invests big into indies, signs Game Pass deals with over 50 studioswww.tweaktown.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down18
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minus-squareverdi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down11·2 days agoWell, that’s 50 studios that won’t ever see my money.
minus-squareFenderStratocaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·2 days agoThat’s dumb. That’s like saying you won’t buy a DVD because it’s available for rent at Blockbuster.
minus-squareMurrayL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·2 days agoGiven the state of the industry right now, there’s a good chance these games simply wouldn’t have been made without these deals. If the choice is between releasing on GP or not releasing at all, I don’t begrudge them for taking the deal.
minus-squarenuggie_ss@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·15 hours agoPeople have made better games with fewer resources.
minus-squareKatana314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·1 day agoI will avoid giving Microsoft my money where possible, but I’m not going to oppose indie developers taking their money. It just means their game trailers get an “Available with Game Pass” logo which I swiftly ignore.
minus-squareCallMeAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·2 days agoSucks to be your then 🤣
Well, that’s 50 studios that won’t ever see my money.
That’s dumb. That’s like saying you won’t buy a DVD because it’s available for rent at Blockbuster.
Given the state of the industry right now, there’s a good chance these games simply wouldn’t have been made without these deals.
If the choice is between releasing on GP or not releasing at all, I don’t begrudge them for taking the deal.
People have made better games with fewer resources.
I will avoid giving Microsoft my money where possible, but I’m not going to oppose indie developers taking their money.
It just means their game trailers get an “Available with Game Pass” logo which I swiftly ignore.
Sucks to be your then 🤣