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  • Alpha Dog Studios (closed)
  • Roundhouse Games (absorbed into ZeniMax Online Studios)

These changes are grounded in prioritizing high-impact titles and further investing in Bethesda’s portfolio of blockbuster games and beloved worlds which you have nurtured over many decades.

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I think they expected more casual gamers to sign up for game pass while the more dedicated among us would still be buying new products.

Honestly, they'd probably be doing better if they didn't put games on there day 1. Sony doesn't put their biggest titles on PS+ at launch for a reason.

Halo and starfield had shit sales because we didn't have to buy them. If they required people to buy the triple-A in-house titles at launch, the double-A stuff like HiFi Rush could still be released on gamepass day 1 as an incentive for people to subscribe.

As it stands, Starfield and Forza burned the money that should be used for HiFi Rush and Ori.

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Absolutely agree, just recently instead of buying Manor Lords I just found a good deal on a month of Game Pass. I played it as much as I wanted (for now) for less than $10.