Microsoft games lost 80% of their projected sales due to Game Pass, but the service helps multiplatform projects, - journalist Christopher Dring

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle screenshot. Source: Bethesda

Game Pass is a great opportunity for players to play new games without paying for them, but for developers, it only means that their game is unlikely to be in the sales charts, because why pay for the game? And now there is information on how much such projects can lose.

Here's What We Know

Journalist Christopher Dring said that games available on Game Pass could lose about 80% of expected sales on Xbox.

As an example, he cites Hellblade 2 and Indiana Jones, which were in low positions because these games can be played on PC and Xbox for free.

And even for Starfield, Game Pass hurt sales.

However, if it is a multiplatform game, Game Pass can be beneficial for it. After all, a surge in players on Xbox can greatly affect sales on PlayStation.

Source: Installbaseforum