Microsoft Doubles Down on Third-Party Titles, Splashes Nearly Double The Sony’s Concord Budget To Bring Games To Xbox Game Pass Every Year

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Doubles Down on Third-Party Titles, Splashes Nearly Double The Sony’s Concord Budget To Bring Games To Xbox Game Pass Every Year

The battle between Sony and

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is getting intense as both companies are fighting hard to get popular video games exclusively for their consoles.

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Xbox Game Pass has many exclusive video games, but

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pays a hefty price to make it possible. A recent report revealed that the company spends roughly one billion dollars to encourage third-party developers and publishers to bring their games to Xbox Game Pass.

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is spending a lot of money to improve its Xbox Game Pass (Image via

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Ever since

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acquired Activision Blizzard, they have gained an edge over Sony. Many gamers have already shifted to Xbox Game Pass, particularly because games like Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 are releasing on the pass on day one.

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Spends $1 Billion To Make Sure Games Come To Xbox Game Pass

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focuses on getting games from small publishers on the Xbox game Pass (Image via Xbox)

A new report from

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has revealed that

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now spends $1 billion a year getting third-party games on Xbox Game Pass.

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gives a flat fee of “millions of dollars” to smaller publishers, alongside a portion of subscription revenue, to convince them to release their games on their subscription service.

On the other hand, Sony spent $400 million to develop one of the worst first-person hero shooter games of all time. Both companies are following their own operating models, but it seems like

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is making some wise decisions. Sony does have some popular franchises under its belt, but

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is making some long-term investments by focusing on games from small developers.

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Tried To Get Baldur’s Gate 3 On Xbox Game Pass For $5 Million

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Baldur’s Gate 3 was on

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’s radar but it ******* to secure a deal (Image via Larian Studios

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spends a lot of money getting various games on Game Pass, however, it ******* to secure Baldur’s Gate 3. In September 2023, some internal

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documents were leaked, revealing the amount of money the company was willing to pay to get various games on Xbox Game Pass.

As per

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‘s report,

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estimated it would take $300 million to get Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on Game Pass, or $250 million for either Mortal Kombat 1 or ******** Squad. Other games included Dying Light 2 for $50 million, Gotham Knights for $50 million, and *********’s Creed Mirage for $100 million.

What’s crazy is that this report says

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estimated that it would have to pay $5 million to get Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox Game Pass. Obviously, this deal was never closed and

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******* to get the game on its subscription service. The prices of the Xbox Game Pass were increased recently but still, it is one of the most powerful products for

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. With the release of Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6,

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has set things up perfectly for itself.

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is winning the console war? Share your views in the comments!

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