Microsoft paid an indie studio a major sum of money in order to add its game to the Xbox Game Pass library.
The game in question is Cooking Simulator. Originally released on Steam back in 2019, the game will now be added to the Xbox Game Pass catalog. In its report, developer Big Cheese Studio has revealed the exact amount of money it has received from Microsoft in return for putting the game on its service.
Royal Cooking is a cooking simulator that puts a spin on fine dining gameplay that challenges players' time management and precision skills.
Xbox Game Pass Quests recently reset for the month of November. So if you try to collect as many Microsoft Rewards points as possible, there's a new set available now.
This should hold everyone off until the next big release. I love me some reward points! [sarcasm]
Gamepass has changed everything. Phil, from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for Gamepass. I just bought 50 years worth of subscription and I'm so happy.
"The Poland-based indie games developer Cheese Studio and video games publisher PlayWay today announced with great thrill and happiness that the “Shelter” DLC is coming to “Cooking Simulator” for PC via Steam on November 18th, 2021." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
They got paid $600k in a one of payment, equal to 22% of their previous fiscal year.
600k
$600,000 or 22% of the games entire revenue from the previous year. But I was told we should buys games and support the developers because they don’t get paid well on Game Pass.
Well there goes that narrative. Games still make money on Gamepass. Just as movies still make money on netflix. Shocking. Sad that some people try and argue the service somehow degrades the quality of a game because it's on Gamepass. Games are more likely to find their audience on there. That's a win win. I know it's painful for Fanboys to admit that Microsoft got something right, but the facts are that Gamepass is wonderful for companies and for gamers.
looks like they got gipped to me