“Discoverability is brutal”.
You won’t find any Larian Studios games on a subscription service, said its CEO Swen Vincke.
“Whatever the future of games looks like, content will always be king,” said Vincke.
Direct from developer to players is the way."
Vincke believes subscription models “will always end up being cost/benefit analysis exercises intended to maximise profit”.
We are already all dependent on a select group of digital distribution platforms and discoverability is brutal.
Should those platforms all switch to subscription, it’ll become savage."
As a result, the “preference of the subscription service will determine what games get made”.
I don’t have an issue with that.
I just want to confirm the other ecosystem doesn’t die because it’s valuable."
I dont have an issue with that.
I just want to double-check the other ecosystem doesnt die because its valuable.
Other members of the industry have also shared their opinions on subscription service.
We’ll continue releasing games physically until the bitter end, though."
Samuel Deats, director of the Castlevania Netflix series, compared games and video.
“It is a BLESSING that video games are direct purchases.
Never let it go.”
Vincke previously stated the studio’sBaldur’s Gate 3 would not be released on Game Pass.
“Upfront it’s a big meaty game.
So I think that should be able to exist as it is.
This is what allows us to continue making other games.”
In a leak last year, thecost Microsoft pays to add games to its Game Pass subscription was revealed.
