DayZ Publisher Shows Xbox Game Pass Some Love 'For No Particular Reason'

You can even ask Bamco how they like Game Pass. They name dropped the service when they were talking about how successful Scarlet Nexus was. It pissed Sony off.

Poor Jim is spewing hot air as usual. Just like how he said he believes in generations. Just like how he said he's not worried about Game Pass.

Just like how he said he wouldn't make a subscription service. Now it's I won't put my games there day one. You will soon, Jimbo.

Really, shoutouts to Bamco and Sega, who continue to be Xbox's best JP partners.

It doesn't work for Sony as they want their Sales Revenue more. Spider-Man 2 will sell millions in its first few months out. As its 'first' party, They don't need to pay Sony a License fee to release on PS and Sony as the 'retailer' gets the 30% digital store retailer profit too.

Not only that, it will sell Hardware as its ONLY on Playstation 5 day and date. It will probably sell PS+ Subscriptions too and those customers will no doubt buy 'more' games, accessories etc...

Game Pass doesn't require a Console and Games like Starfield are NOT exclusive to Series S/X hardware. Its not going to 'sell' millions at $70 as a LOT will choose to play via their Sub service, but because its not 'limited' to just the console, it will likely reach far more players, but the 'profit' per person playing will be much lower on average - Although could be 'more' profitable in the long run.

Sony is VERY sales based - nothing wrong with that - but that is why it doesn't work for them. Targets, bonuses, re-investments etc - their entire business model, future plans etc are all 'Sales' based. They are projecting 'sales' figures and operating within Sales based models.

MS is more Service driven with Sales more as an 'option'. Its more about a way to get 'Xbox' into everyhome, into every gamers hands - much like Bill Gates wanted MS Office in every home. Xbox isn't 'just' the Console - its on your Mobile, on PC's etc....

Question to ask Jim Ryan. Do you have Netflix? I'm sure the answer will be yes. So all those studios that are making films and series that costs millions then supplying them to Netflix to distribute don't like it either? It's exactly the same principle as Gamepass.

Not just smaller studios but Game Pass is also liked by Sega, Bandai Namco, Capcom, EA, Ubisoft... Even Square Enix until Sony probably got angry.

Perhaps Jim consides Sony's studios to be all the developers in the world?

I have one thing to say to Jimbo:

Whenever I see I price rise a month after comments that gp subs haven’t seen More growth on console… the first thing I think is ‘gamepass is more than substainable’.

Best thing to do is just enjoy the ride whilst it’s lasts… as I wouldn’t be surprised if another tier gets announced soon at a greater price with activision games on it, if this abk deal goes through… although us uk gamers don’t have to worry about that

Then why did ps adopt the similar strategy after not supporting it ? Hmm times change get with it and adapt . More options are better and it’s better for gamers to not spend money and then dislike a game due to bugs or just being boring . I’m happy Ive saved money because some games I keep playing and others I delete the same hour

@Deformedpye Agreed. And while blockbusters may have disliked netflix putting them out of business that's on them. They could have invested in and became a netflix competitor. They didn't and consumers (overall) chose to pay monthly for film and TV show rental. Consumers having more choice is what I see when I look at gamepass. Jimbo is clearly very scared to be speaking about it in such an absolutist, disparaging way.

Jim Ryan is pretty clueless.

I don't know why people hate on or overly love GamePass. Personally, I like it a lot.

But, at the end of the day it is just a different way to buy games/game content. Just like cars have rent/lease/buy models. Same with furniture stores, etc. All GamePass is, is a different method to get games. And there are a bunch of factors that drive people to different methods... Financial state, gaming preferences, ownership perspective, cost per game, etc.

I don't think anyone is less of a gamer based on whether they are on GamePass or not.

Impossible, Jim Ryan specifically told us publishers universally dislike Game Pass!!! Under oath!!! He would not lie under oath.... would he?

To be clear, it is possible he got such statements from every publisher he talked to years ago, during the Xbox One generation. It took years even for smaller titles to join the service, and it was only last year we started to finally see real triple A third party titles arrive day one at the service (although many will argue the definition of triple A when this comes up.)

I honestly dont get the vibe that Jimbo is someone that is in constant direct communication with all publishers. Given his emails to Xbox, his personal negotiation skills seem to be... not the best.

Now i remember where i saw Jim before. I used to love that show about a clown and kids throwing ping pong balls. I believe it was called "Bozo." This ain't the circus, Jim. Time to pull off the shoes and the nose and speak with some sense.

I seriously think Jim would have done better if he'd just chosen not to testify at all and let this slide. Beyond the obvious ramifications of how it reflects on him and Sony, it's now creating friction with publishers, too. He was trying to hurt MS's chances of gaining ABK but all his 70 minute recorded deposition did is expose all the fallacies he's been riding on, and anger vendor partners. His position seems weaker after it than before it, and the ramifications go beyond ABK and into his own business relationships, with this comment basically exposing how little thought he gives to publishers that aren't the biggest.

Sweet talking, politicians as regulators in back room talks behind closed doors where truth and perception is his to shape up to now was something squarely in his wheelhouse. Testifying in federal hearings under public scrutiny where every word is picked apart far and wide is clearly not.

The only plus is maybe he's now convinced the last of the die-hard PS fans brand warriors (PS fans hate him even more than Xbox fans, it's the brand warriors that will point to sales wins as evidence that he's great for fans) that somehow defended him that Jim really and truly does suck.

"we've got to have.... Moneeeey"- Jim Ryan

Gamepass for life!

What Jim Ryan said is pretty much him projecting his feelings onto others, he doesn't like game pass he would rather people pay £70 for the same game a third time, he doesn't realise people do buy games they enjoy on game pass... I played stellaris enjoyed it so much i brought it and a bunch of the dlc.

Sega wouldn't have brought the Yakuza games to game pass if they didn't get something out of it, I'm sure there are devs that put their game on game pass and regret it but I believe the majority are fine with it especially when their games may be a bit older and game pass gives them that platform to attract new players.

All this sh*t flinging from Sony is so tedious! "Waaaaaaah! Gamepass is better than our alternative therefore it's VaLuE DeStRuCtIvE!" STFU Jim, go make another spiderman or God of War exclusive and pretend Eggbox are bad when they have exclusives. Pathetic.