GamingBolt continues to post excerpts from its interview with the CEO Hazelight Studios and the creator of A Way Out Yousef Fares…
In the new part of the conversation, the developer commented on his attitude to the approaches Sony and Microsoft in terms of creating games and developing business models.
Fares believes that games and content are a major factor in the console world. At the same time, Sony’s strategy of creating single-player story games he likes much more than the approach of competitors.… However, he added that the idea Xbox Game Pass how “Netflix from the world of video games” is interesting, and while Microsoft doesn’t have many exclusives to offer right now, it will be interesting to see how Game Pass grows in the future.
“Consoles themselves are of little interest to me. I have always had games first. I mean, I’m more impressed with Sony’s strategy now because they create more unique IPs and focus more on story-driven games that I really like. So I hope Microsoft will follow this path. “
“However, the idea of Game Pass as ‘Netflix for games’ is interesting to me because I really have no idea where this will lead in the future. It’s hard to say, because games are not at all the same as movies. It is interesting to follow all this. I really hope that Sony will continue to do what it is doing now. Make great games like The Last of Us, Spider-Man and all that. “
Microsoft has stated repeatedly in the past that its in-house development studios are focusing primarily on releasing content and games for Xbox Game Pass to add value to the service. For this purpose, the company buys ZeniMax Media and is open to new deals in the future.
Sony, on the other hand, is clearly not short of major exclusive new products. Releases are expected this year Horizon: Forbidden West, God of War: Ragnarok, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Returnal and Gran turismo 7…
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