Rumor: MS is not going to allow Xbox to heavily market COD being Day 1 on GamePass
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analog_future
Resident Crybaby
That really promotes confidence in their service.
XXL
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Connificent
Al Pachinko, Konami President
ChuckeRearmed
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It is not like they promote Game Pass that much either 
You don't see marketing for GP anywhere outside of showcases and in trailers.
You don't see marketing for GP anywhere outside of showcases and in trailers.
Killjoy-NL
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ProtoByte
Weeb Underling
If that's true, Microsoft is fighting a losing battle.
This is why I don't think they have a fruitful future as a potential 3rd party publisher. Their production pipelines/philosophy is screwed, and 30 million customers are used to not actually paying for games as far as Xbox is concerned.
This is why I don't think they have a fruitful future as a potential 3rd party publisher. Their production pipelines/philosophy is screwed, and 30 million customers are used to not actually paying for games as far as Xbox is concerned.
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HeisenbergFX4
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Not to mention its on my dashboard every time I boot up my Series X
Sounds kinda weird when Xbox execs do interviews about it being there day one.
At this point why just not have it on Game Pass day one if thats the case. Its really hard trying to figure out the strategy at times. All thats really gonna happen is those who already have Ultimate wont be buying CoD anymore. MS is imploding the Xbox ecosystem one business decision at a time.
Not sure about the other person, but you do now who sidvicious69 is. Thats Parris. He's now a random? Not calling him an insider or anything.
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LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Not that I care since I have Gamepass Ultimate until 01/2026.
ReBurn
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Seriously, I'm good through February 2027 thanks to Microsoft Rewards. You bet I've been conditioned to not pay for games. At least not unless they're actually good.
Dorfdad
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Probably more to do with some legal issues than anything else. Clause in the Sony stuff or streaming right I dunno but there is some reason. Maybe they also don't want to limit the income on new sales as people will not buy the full versions and pay 15.00 and play their fill of the game. Also do we know if the full game is being released on gamepass or just multiplayer or just single player campaign?
Also they state massively (whatever that means) promote so I assume we do get some promotion on it
Also they state massively (whatever that means) promote so I assume we do get some promotion on it
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diffusionx
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Is it because it's not really true anymore except for the top tier, or because they don't want to lose $70 sales?
Are you going to keep subscribing after it expires provided it exists?
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Critical thinking goes out the window as soon as Xbox is mentioned it seems.
The claim is that Microsoft will let Xbox advertise their product (Gamepass) but not too much. "Massively" marketing it isn't allowed.
And that's worth running with.
The claim is that Microsoft will let Xbox advertise their product (Gamepass) but not too much. "Massively" marketing it isn't allowed.
And that's worth running with.
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ReBurn
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Nope. I'll let it expire and then maybe buy a month here or there if there's something I really want to play. I don't get new game FOMO very often but if I do I just buy the game. Other than that I've been waiting for deep discounts.
diffusionx
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Yea that is what I did when my years of GPU expired.
LectureMaster
Has Man Musk
What's the logic here?
They are gonna put COD day one and COD has huge traction, but they don't want to talk about it?
They are gonna put COD day one and COD has huge traction, but they don't want to talk about it?
ChiefDada
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I wouldnt be surprised if they're not allowed to do this either.
ChiefDada
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Huh? Such marketing restrictions run counterintuitive to what you would expect from a company that owns the underlying IP.
In this case, water is burning shit up.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Sounds so stupid I believe it. It is MS.
laynelane
Member
If this is true, I wonder who isn't allowing them to and for what reason. I can see not wanting to undermine direct sales, but there's also been a clear intent to boost Game Pass subscriber counts for some time now too. Therefore, is the authority on this decision coming from some other party?
VanCityGamer
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August 2027 reporting in. MS Rewards has fully conditioned me that Xbox exclusives are 'free', and to never pay for indies. Though to be fair I don't like most indies anyway.
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TropicanaTwista
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Is this sarcasm? I feel like the only ads I have seen the past 5 years for Xbox have been gamepass ads lol.It is not like they promote Game Pass that much either
But back to the OP, I find this hard to believe. If it's true, why not just kill the service. They would clearly have no confidence in it and it's had to be a massive money sink the past 7ish years.
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
Microsoft continues to make some of the dumbest business moves. This is like Sony with PSVR.
How did this meeting go?
"Let's release a product that cost us a lot to crate and not tell anyone about it!"
Brilliant.
How did this meeting go?
"Let's release a product that cost us a lot to crate and not tell anyone about it!"
Brilliant.
kazuyamishima
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I think is not that hard, people buying the game at $70 provide more revenue compared to people just subscribing to GP ultimate.
Majima Everywhere System
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What marketing?
HeisenbergFX4
Member
Sure didn't stop them from revealing the game right after the Xbox "E3" June showcase and had gamepass plastered all over it"isn't allowed"?
XXL
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I'm going to assume MS as they want to sell the game to people.
I'm also assuming this means they are going to market the hell out of the game, but it won't be promoting getting it for "free" on GP in commercials and such as the marketing heats up closer to release.
This, after all the mental gymnastics here from folks claiming it made no sense to play COD on a long term GP subscription vs buying it outright?
Also, pretty hilarious thing to say when the game is multiplatform and will be on two other console platforms where there's no GP, as well as Steam where it's already pretty high on the best sellers list.
feynoob
Banned
If people are blind that is their fault.
Xbox/MS games are Day1 on their system. Any first party games they advertise is going to be Day1 on gamepass. That is their slogan. Whether gamepass appears or not won't matter.
Yes, PlayStation owners and Steam gamers won't buy it and play it on GP instead
Not if the user stays subscribed all year round to play the game every month until the next one shows up.
You were told that Microsoft isn't going to market Call of Duty…and you believed it? Even when there's a beta coming up soon, even with the marketing videos for the Zombies mode they just released?
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feynoob
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StreetsofBeige
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They dont want to lose too many sales copies to GP.
Similar to Sony putting a nickel's worth of marketing and heads up notice into their PC ports. Half their PC ports probably got a powerpoint slide or a tweet about it and thats it.
Similar to Sony putting a nickel's worth of marketing and heads up notice into their PC ports. Half their PC ports probably got a powerpoint slide or a tweet about it and thats it.