▲ 175 ▼ Microsoft reportedly estimated that Game Pass led to $300 million in lost sales of Black Ops 6, with 82% of copies sold being on the Game Pass-less PlayStation 5 (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 10 months ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) But they lost money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago (1 child) They didn’t mention GamePass income. There are people out there who basically only play Call of Duty. They’d be paying $360 a year for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JerkyChew@lemmy.one 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Don't forget how much we pay for DLC. Those Blackcell Battle Passes and Beavis & Butthead skins aren't included with GamePass. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago I don’t play it so I wasn’t even thinking of that. Good point! permalink fedilink source parent [–] whereyaaat@lemmings.world 3 points 10 months ago* No they didn't. That's if you're naive/childish/innocent enough to assume that everyone playing this on game pass would've bought it if game pass wasn't an option. Same backwards logic to convince useful idiots that each pirated copy is a lost sale. Not everyone is an innocent child with disneyvision who believes corporations and their employees are there friends. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago (1 child) They didn’t mention GamePass income. There are people out there who basically only play Call of Duty. They’d be paying $360 a year for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JerkyChew@lemmy.one 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Don't forget how much we pay for DLC. Those Blackcell Battle Passes and Beavis & Butthead skins aren't included with GamePass. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago I don’t play it so I wasn’t even thinking of that. Good point! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JerkyChew@lemmy.one 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Don't forget how much we pay for DLC. Those Blackcell Battle Passes and Beavis & Butthead skins aren't included with GamePass. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago I don’t play it so I wasn’t even thinking of that. Good point! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago I don’t play it so I wasn’t even thinking of that. Good point! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whereyaaat@lemmings.world 3 points 10 months ago* No they didn't. That's if you're naive/childish/innocent enough to assume that everyone playing this on game pass would've bought it if game pass wasn't an option. Same backwards logic to convince useful idiots that each pirated copy is a lost sale. Not everyone is an innocent child with disneyvision who believes corporations and their employees are there friends. permalink fedilink source parent