And our industry is filled with monopolies on so many levels, from tools to platforms. “My personal take is that for any industry, it’s all a question of monopolies. When questioned about the long-term implications for services such as Game Pass, Verneau responded with the following: We’re starting to see that, and starting to see it maybe unlock the market to weirder things and more original things that would have been more risky beforehand.”

The same way it’s changed the TV and movie worlds, the subscription system is also going to impact the game industry very significantly.

“We’re on Game Pass for Xbox, and it’s been really awesome because I think it’s brought a lot of players to the game who would not have known about it otherwise. In speaking with, Verneau said the following: However, according to Co-Creative Lead Loan Verneau from Mobius Digital, Xbox Game Pass was a bright spot for the game. Many may not know though that it was originally a crowdfunded title (the first one on FIG) and an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC. Outer Wilds had an excellent year in 2019 with critical praise from a large number of outlets and several notable rewards.

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