Remember when Microsoft wanted to drastically increase the price of online play to force people into Gamepass and they backtracked after an outcry. There are gamers out there that just want to play a handful of games and don't want Gamepass, especially the COD crowd. This is why consolidation is not good for gamers. Let's say Microsoft continue their onslaught and buy up Capcom, Ubisoft, Take Two and so on. In 10 years time into the next generation where Microsoft own majority nof the popular IPs. They will start trying to recoup their money spent on giving away games on Gamepass, their running costs on studios, their massive acquisitions they made.
They can do some crazy shit like say for example COD is only available on Gamepass you can't buy it. They can make online play disappear and you need Gamepass for online play. They can increase the price of Gamepass by alot. The design of games can be changed to fit the Gamepass model, now Gamepass is getting games as lots of those games get money from sales on PlayStation, you have game design based on the standard game selling models as Microsoft is making deals to get Gamepass on track right now.
They can do some crazy shit like say for example COD is only available on Gamepass you can't buy it. They can make online play disappear and you need Gamepass for online play. They can increase the price of Gamepass by alot. The design of games can be changed to fit the Gamepass model, now Gamepass is getting games as lots of those games get money from sales on PlayStation, you have game design based on the standard game selling models as Microsoft is making deals to get Gamepass on track right now.