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[havoc00]

It's been a strange year for Xbox and Game Pass, because recently a slate of major price hikes were announced that changed the subscription service from being the undisputable best deal in gaming to instead being more of an enthusiast service. You can still get a version of Game Pass for an affordable price, but those looking for day one launches and the full range of newly included projects, you'll have to fork out a serious amount of money every single month.

So does this big shake-up - which affected how the service is perceived by the community - have any impact on developers and how they look at Game Pass? We asked GM of Portfolio and Programmes at Xbox, Chris Charla, during an interview at DevGAMM recently.

"Well, I think the enthusiasm for game developers for Game Pass has never gone down, right? And, you know, when we have developers who are coming back to us and doing a second game, a third game, a seventh game, you know, on Game Pass, you know, that extrinsically tells us that we're doing something right there. And, of course, when we see players enjoying and loving all the amazing titles there are on Game Pass, we feel really good."

Xbox's Chris Charla: The "enthusiasm for game developers for Game Pass has never gone down"

Despite the various changes to the service that drastically impact how consumers look at it.

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[DeepEnigma]

Well, I think the enthusiasm for game developers for Game Pass has never gone down, right?

Is that a question, orrrrr?

 

[PeteBull]

Inbefore we find out this guy gets taken to ER just like major nelson days before xbone reveal xD

Thread 'Microsoft’s Major Nelson ended up in ER after suffering panic attack days before Xbox One reveal in 2013'

Yesterday at 7:51 PM

Timestamp: 53:07

Larry Hryb comes across as very passionate about the 360 days, following Mattrick's "vision" must've taken a serious toll.

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Lying professionally to milions of ppl around the world takes toll on ur physical and mental health after all

 

[mrqs]

sure, everyone wants money

 

[Jigsaah]

I mean they figured out the formula. Make a game knowing you can get a bag from Xbox and lessen your risk. I'd be excited too if I could get a blank check to make whatever I want.

Not only that, but it basically saves games that just didn't breach the market well, but are still good games. There's been plenty of that on Gamepass too.

What it doesn't do is help really big games.

 

[PauloRoberto]

well, if you are expecting that the GM of a product would criticize the said product in a public interview... you are an idiot.

 

[Dacvak]

Hard for the enthusiasm to go down from zero.