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Baldur's Gate 3 'Isn't Going to be on Game Pass', Insists Larian Boss (www.ign.com)
submitted 11 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/games@lemmy.world
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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.

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[โ€“] Osa-Eris-Xero512@kbin.social 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] echo64@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Whilst devaluing your sales for the next thing as now people say "ill wait for it to be free"