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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Phil Spencer confirmed it's not making money in the FTC leaks. That's why in MS's financials they don't disclose gamepass financials.

It actually staggers me how widespread the belief that MS won't up prices is. I wonder if they thought the same about Netflix or cable TV subscriptions? Lol

And yeah, also in the FTC leaks MS stated they'd love to do a hostile takeover of Nintendo or Valve if they got the choice. I don't know why people think Microsoft are on their side. They're a 2.5 trillion dollar company with a history of anti-competitive behaviour lol

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I dont think anyone doubts the prices will go up, but if it costs less than a AAA game every few months then people will pay it for the ability to play those games without a console or PC and to be able to play multiple games for the price of one