What's the real threat to Game Pass? - Pachter Factor S9E56

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Services like Steam and Epic Games Store have far more customers who spend more money than Game Pass customers. Are these massive storefronts the real threat to Game Pass instead of similar services like PlayStation Plus?
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[@ShanGamer1981]

Threat to Game Pass is the continuing cost increases.

[@Marcus_K]

I think the reason why Game Pass, Xbox store and Epic games store have struggled to gain traction on PC is because Steam is so dominant in PC gaming. Even Playstation decided against launching their own store on PC and instead put their games on Steam, where the vast majority of PC players are.

[@twilightofthegods33]

Either Pachter owns just two shirts, or they film 10 episodes at once. Probably the latter.

[@Cinetyk]

Insert new meme: When the first thing Pach tells you is: "I just think you're looking at this completely wrong" I'm just marveled on how Steam became the de facto PC gaming platform over the years, with a fraction of Xbox or MS resources, and right under Windows' nose. So much so, people on PC usually don't care at all for Game Pass PC value.

[@PunchKickBlog]

Yeah, but the business models are completely different so the comparison does not stick. Thats what pachter explained.

[@shroomkingdom8152]

The only threat to Game Pass is the simple fact that you don’t own the games. I will always prefer to buy on sale than pay monthly.

[@StephenYuan]

It's not like a game pass subscription is an obstacle to buying games.