The American Xbox manufacturer bases its strategy on Xbox Game Pass, and Microsoft’s games have been debuting on the service since launch. Jim Ryan commented on the situation of the offer and, according to the head of PlayStation, literally all publishers do not like this proposal.
About 10-20 games a month from developers and publishers from around the world regularly debut on Xbox Game Pass. Many companies praise the possibility of offering productions as part of a subscription, because the titles automatically reach millions of players around the world and receive great promotion.
Jim Ryan has a completely different opinion and, in response to questions from the Federal Trade Commission and Microsoft during the court case, he criticized the service. The head of PlayStation recorded a video during which he noticed that Xbox Game Pass has a destructive impact on the value of games.
I have talked to all publishers who unanimously do not like Game Pass because it has a destructive impact on the value of games.
The head of the PlayStation brand did not reveal who exactly says this, but he believes that it is a “very common view among publishers.”
The ball was hit in an interesting way by Microsoft’s lawyer, who immediately referred to the release of Call of Duty on Xbox Game Pass:
Microsoft Lawyer: So you had no reason to believe that Mr. Kotick would have put Call of Duty on Game Pass… had that deal not been completed?
Ryan: That’s right.
We can be sure that Jim Ryan’s words regarding Xbox Game Pass will be repeated in the coming days, because some publishers will probably be willing to say whether the service is really so destructive to the industry.
Source: The Verge