Callisto Protocol‘s Dev Says “Game Pass is a Difficult Financial Model”

[ethomaz]

“You play through once [in The Callisto Protocol]. I think those services are built towards some of the open-world style and repetitive multiplayer games. I think games [like that] survive well on that service.”

“Microsoft has their own single-player games within the service, and I still think you're going to see the platform holder studios provide single-player games in them; I'm just saying [that] as a financial model, it's a difficult one to make work as an independent studio," James said. "I think you're going to see single-player games, but it will probably come from the hardware companies."

"As an independent, third-party, it's really hard to make a linear third-person game work within those services. I'm not saying never; it's hard financially to make that work,"

Xbox Game Pass a "difficult" financial model for The Callisto Protocol

The Callisto Protocol developer, Striking Distance Studios, considered adding its upcoming horror game to Xbox Game Pass, but "as a single-player linear game, it's really hard to be successful in those types of services."

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[DonFerrari]

Makes sense. Bigger studios like MS can still make quality SP games on the service. For smaller studios it’s riskier.

 

[DynamiteCop]

Makes sense. Bigger studios like MS can still make quality SP games on the service. For smaller studios it’s riskier.

Also if you look at the way that Microsoft develops single player games they always have some type of social engineering involved that allow them to fit into this model.

 

[DonFerrari]

Also if you look at the way that Microsoft develops single player games they always have some type of social engineering involved that allow them to fit into this model.

True.

Also I forgot this game has PlayStation exclusive launch content. I’m sure their marketing deal has a GamePass clause, which makes it a lot harder to come to GamePass

 

[IntentionalPun]

Hasn’t GamePass had a bunch of linear SP games?

 

[Yobo]

Also if you look at the way that Microsoft develops single player games they always have some type of social engineering involved that allow them to fit into this model.

That's a funny way of saying micro transactions and DLC

 

[riesgoyfortuna]

and the water is wet,its funny how some people think a triple AAA single player game its gonna make money only on sub services

 

[DonFerrari]

and the water is wet,its funny how some people think a triple AAA single player game its gonna make money only on sub services

Who thinks this? All of these sub services sell their games outside of the service.

 

[DynamiteCop]

That's a funny way of saying micro transactions and DLC

Microsoft's games are very light on microtransactions and also what is wrong with dlc?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Yep. Event wtihout gamepass the industry has moved away of Pure Single Player Games. Game pass just exacerbates GaaS/early access/ incomplete bullshit.

 

[SSfox]

 

[Bernd Lauert]

He took that sweet Sony marketing money tho Phil just wasn't in a spending mood.

 

[BadBurger]

He took that sweet Sony marketing money tho Phil just wasn't in a spending mood.

Quite a difference between marketing deals and putting your game up on a subscription service.

 

[Hobbygaming]

Hasn’t GamePass had a bunch of linear SP games?

If it is a 3rd party single player game then chances are they thought it wouldn't meet sales expectations so they took a Gamepass offer or sales dried up so they put it on Gamepass

 

[riesgoyfortuna]

Who thinks this? All of these sub services sell their games outside of the service.

are you serious? go to resetera or gaf and read the gamepass shillers and their arguments,

 

[DonFerrari]

are you serious? go to resetera or gaf and read the gamepass shillers and their arguments,

Not doing your homework for you

 

[riesgoyfortuna]

He took that sweet Sony marketing money tho Phil just wasn't in a spending mood.

i have read that stupid argument on twitter too ,sure jan

 

[riesgoyfortuna]

Not doing your homework for you

sure buddy,i see that some of the xbox fanboys got here too,good to know

 

[Lord Mittens]

sure buddy,i see that some of the xbox fanboys got here too,good to know

? no need for that here bud..

 

[DonFerrari]

sure buddy,i see that some of the xbox fanboys got here too,good to know

You’re such an abrasive edgelord

“gO rEaD gAf” isn’t an actual argument.