Xbox Game Pass Devs Reportedly Lose 80 Percent Of Sales
thegamer
Wed, Jan 8, 2025
Former GamesIndustry.biz head Christopher Dring explained in a recent Q&A what launching a title on Game Pass means for potential sales on Xbox, and the impact it can have for developers both big and small. "Anecdotally, games that are in Game Pass can expect to lose around 80 percent of [their] expected premium sales on Xbox," Dring explained via Install Base. "That's the figure that gets thrown around. "It's less if it's a big mainstream release, but generally... look at how low Hellblade 2 charted. Or where Indiana Jones came. Or even Starfield. Game Pass clearly hurt sales of those titles on Xbox."
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