In a new interview with IGN, Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke responded to questions about Baldur’s Gate 3 being on Xbox Game Pass, explaining why the best RPG of 2023 won’t be on Microsoft’s subscription service anytime soon.
I would not think there is much incentive to do so when the game is good and selling well.
Games reach Game Pass via deals similar to those offered by Epic. Microsoft pay the publisher a fixed amount, so if it is believed that it beats the proceeds from the projected sales for the given period, there’s no reason not to agree to it. In other words, it’s all about how much they would offer and how long it would have been since the game release.
It can decrease the value of the game in the customer’s mind though, which can result in them being unwilling to buy it at a higher price.
Because I want it to be. (:
Will be getting it on Steam later on though!
Pay full price, it’s worth more than they’re charging it for.
I agree, I was of the mindset that I wasn’t going to buy it at launch because too many games are broken at launch, but then I the reviews were all great, and I learned that there would be no microtranactions and I realized that this is the type of game I want to reward by buying early and paying full price. I’ve not been disappointed.
Game pass needs games with lots of dlc and season pass bullshit for it to make sense for non Microsoft games. If you actually make a good game, it’s way more profitable to ignore game pass.
It’s also profitable for long-duration early access games where most of your users and potential purchasers already have already bought it. Good cash injection right at the end of development from an audience that probably wasn’t going to buy it anyway.
Whilst devaluing your sales for the next thing as now people say “ill wait for it to be free”
That’s just untrue. Games like Immortality, Citizen Sleeper, Unpacking, and Planet of Lana are complete, highly-rated, and on Game Pass.
Game pass might be a good deal, and I don’t fault anyone for wanting to maximize gaming on a budget, but the transition to subscription based gaming is going to be very bad for studios in the long term.
That’s unfortunate. I want to try this game, but I feel like I’m either going to love it, or hate it, and don’t want to waste my money if it’s the latter.
Any place I can try a demo?
Steam has a two hour refund window. Watch a stream and then set a timer and try it out.
Weird to see you getting downvoted for a legitimtate question. It’s a shame Demos are not really a thing anymore.
pirate it, buy it if you pike it. dont’t if you don’t like it
That’s unfortunate.
Nah, it’s expected. BG3 doesn’t fit in a service for 7/10 games.
Any place I can try a demo?
Get it on Steam, try it for up for 2 hours, and return it if you don’t like it. That’s possible since years.
If you or a friend has a PS5 with a PS Plus Premium subscription, you can trial the game for two hours. Your progress will transfer over if you decide to buy, but that’s as close as you’re going to get to a demo I think.
Pirate it. There’s no DRM. Buy it if you like it.
The only demo is on PS5 if you have a PS+ Premium. I’d suggest watching the first hour or so of a Let’s Play to see what the gameplay is like.
On steam you can try for a few hour and get a refund if you don’t like it. Maybe on gog too.
