I get why people are upset about the pricing changes because they are harmful. That said, I'd love to see more discourse around the macroeconomics of platformification of gaming (i.e. gamepass) because this Unity move feels analagous to what's happening in streaming and I think we're gonna see more of it.
With things like Gamepass, players have access to much more content for a lot less money. There's no way that this isn't having a massive impact on sales and revenue downstream for studios and other gaming vendors. If the revenue changes in indie gaming are anything like the shift from traditional album sales to iTunes and then Spotify, then things are going to get ugly.
Tech has identified that the most valuable position to hold is owning the market and we've seen it over and over again, and it never works out in favor of the suppliers or consumers in the long run.
With things like Gamepass, players have access to much more content for a lot less money. There's no way that this isn't having a massive impact on sales and revenue downstream for studios and other gaming vendors. If the revenue changes in indie gaming are anything like the shift from traditional album sales to iTunes and then Spotify, then things are going to get ugly.
Tech has identified that the most valuable position to hold is owning the market and we've seen it over and over again, and it never works out in favor of the suppliers or consumers in the long run.