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Game Pass presents an excellent opportunity to build an audience for Japanese games on Xbox
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If I understand Game Pass correctly from the Capcom payment, Microsoft basically offers you free money that is equal to selling through x copies of certain games. I do think this could be a nice opportunity for some Japanese games to make the jump and port them over as it reduces the financial risk. People have stated again and again that they discover new games and genres through Game Pass. Why should it be different with Japanese games? Lowering the barrier helps, and it might create some new fans. It's especially a good idea for Game Pass for PC, as I have argued elsewhere. Get those Steam titles onto the PC Game Pass (maybe later if you don't want to cannibalize launch sales) and put Xbox Live and Achievement support in it. SEGA's Valkyria Chronicles 1 is the first example for that as it's not available on console, unfortunately that game is still without achievements though. If I was Falcom, I'd aim to try that for sure with an older Ys or Trails game together with my publishing partner. And I still think the Game Pass for PC would be the most reasonable way to perhaps get something like Yakuza to the Xbox ecosystem sooner.
That experience isn't exclusive to Japanese games. I could understand if you were talking about a specific genre rather than a countries specific output as a whole.
I have never really fully played a dmc game before. I tried the dmc remake on game pass but never beat it. Holy moly DMCV is my goty
Well doesn't the country influence the style?
If I were to ask you to tell me the difference in style of a Western RPG and a JRPG for example?
Like I'm not a fan of anime, I use to be when I was younger but now I'm not. So I don't gravitate towards those games with those art styles.
But because at one time I did enjoy those type of games..there is something deep down (also wtf ever happened to that? It's why I purchased a PS4) there is a part of me that will always make me curious and I've paid for those curiosities and I have ....outside of KH3, felt like I wasted my money.
With gamepass I can safely entertain the curiosities with out losing out on Money.
Especially when they've already been there, done that with the 360.
It's a reasonable idea. The math is not as straightforward as it seems, but could be workable in the right situations.
This is a great idea in theory.
However, Microsoft should only do it for games that they know they can (or at least have a reasonable expectation to) secure a same day release for the next installment. If you build up an appetite for Japanese games in your ecosystem, then fail to deliver on getting more of that same content to the new Japanese game loving userbase, you run the risk of driving them to other ecosystems where the content is available (not just PlayStation, necessarily - Steam too).
However, Microsoft should only do it for games that they know they can (or at least have a reasonable expectation to) secure a same day release for the next installment. If you build up an appetite for Japanese games in your ecosystem, then fail to deliver on getting more of that same content to the new Japanese game loving userbase, you run the risk of driving them to other ecosystems where the content is available (not just PlayStation, necessarily - Steam too).
Idk...tried getting into the DMC games recently, I'll probably pick up 5 on Gamepass but I started playing 4 a few weeks back on there and it just wasn't for me. I think it's....a shift in FOMO in regards to the live service games I play. But I'm getting off track.
I'm not going to buy these games at full price, I will try them out on game pass and if one breaks through? I'll get the discount on the purchase or know to pick it up during one of many digital sales. Gamepass allows me to rent games again with out late fees, so I say bring over as many as they can. I may not play it immediately but I will eventually
Just downloaded DMCV and Shenmue I the other night, if they wanna really blow me away get KH3 on there ;)
I wonder if this will become an initiative for Scarlett, in addition to a massive increase in the types of game added to Game Pass in general.
Microsoft seem willing to go further in with Game Pass. GP for PC and Ultimate are good additions, and even Ultimate has some room to grow if the Gears 5 bonuses are any indication.
Capcom is a big supporter of GP, that should continue. Square Enix also uses Game Pass, but only the western branch. Games like Nier and the old Final Fantasy ports would fit well.
Bandai Namco, Sega, and others can benefit, I think. Coordinating for the launch of Scarlett would be a big plus.
Microsoft seem willing to go further in with Game Pass. GP for PC and Ultimate are good additions, and even Ultimate has some room to grow if the Gears 5 bonuses are any indication.
Capcom is a big supporter of GP, that should continue. Square Enix also uses Game Pass, but only the western branch. Games like Nier and the old Final Fantasy ports would fit well.
Bandai Namco, Sega, and others can benefit, I think. Coordinating for the launch of Scarlett would be a big plus.
I think it's clear these people still continue to think about Xbox as a Console and not an Agnostic Platform. If Microsoft can secure XCloud and Game Pass onto Nintendo Switch, they will have a massive opportunity to court Japanese Developers. Especially since Switch is very popular in Japan.
From the way things are going it's certainly becoming a possibility.
Consoles in general in Japan are a dying market.