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.

  • Osa-Eris-Xero512@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    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.

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      11 months ago

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