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Most Xbox Game Pass subscribers pay full price (www.gamesindustry.biz)

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In April 2022, of the 33.6 million subscriptions on Xbox consoles, 21.9 million were for Game Pass (excluding PC), with the remaining 11.7 million being Xbox Live Gold. The net revenue per subscription was $9.26 – just shy of the $9.99 price tag, suggesting most subscribers pay full price. By comparison, Microsoft was receiving $6.10 for each Xbox Live Gold subscription.

Larian Studios Talks About When to Expect Baldur's Gate 3's Release on Xbox - IGN in c/xbox@lemmy.world

[–] daniyyel@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To save everyone a click:

[Baldur's Gate 3] will also be out on Xbox before the end of 2023. (...) "It's 2023. And 2023 is narrowing, so it's already pretty precise in my book. Between September and November... So, as fast as we can honestly," Vincke said.

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Microsoft to sell off Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft in bid for UK approval (www.theverge.com)

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Microsoft is restructuring its proposed Activision Blizzard deal to transfer cloud gaming rights for current and new Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft. The transfer of rights is designed to appease regulators in the UK that are concerned about the impact Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion deal will have on cloud gaming competition. The restructured deal has triggered a new regulatory investigation in the UK that could last until October 18th.

What have you played on Gamepass last week? Any recommendations? in c/xbox@lemmy.world

[–] daniyyel@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just finished Inside. A really weird and wonderful game. In terms of gameplay quite similar to Planet of Lana, which I played before. Both are quite short. I you haven't played Inside before, don't look anything up, and just start playing. The less you know before hand, the better it will be.

Hexbear federation megathread in c/meta@lemm.ee

[–] daniyyel@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago

One of the things wrong with platforms like Facebook and Twitter are the filter bubbles they create through their algorithms. I think it would be a mistake to again create filter bubbles through non- (or de-) federation.