"In general, subscription buyouts don't pay for that many years of a team's development, unless your team is very small," says Finji CEO Bekah Saltsman.
Microsoft has confirmed that the first wave of January additions for the subscription service doesn't include any newly-announced titles.
"The pool that Game Pass offers is huge for us. It's kind of shocking, and scary in a way," says Arkane's studio director Harvey Smith.
Some users have been getting push notifications from the Game Pass app that say the shooter is available via the service.
Other titles reportedly coming to the service include Capcom's Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Edition and the Dead Rising Triple Bundle Pack.
"We are an indie studio. We’re small. And we do want a war chest to make a bunch more fun crazy games. And that was of consideration for us," says Squanch Games founder and Rick and Morty co-creator...
It is also the biggest Xbox Game Pass launch of 2022, as well as the service's biggest ever single player game launch.
The free mode to mimic the older titles' visuals, new demolition shots, and an idle motion mode with random poses are available now.
The first person shooter has enjoyed an impressive launch, and has also topped Steam's sales charts in its debut week.
Developer poncle also explained the low price of the Legacy of the Moonspell DLC, noting that it reflects the production value.
Available for $1.99, the DLC adds the game's biggest stage to date, new characters, 13 weapons, six tracks, and much more.
Each title retails for $19.99 and is available in a bundle for $39.49. Persona 5's Morgana also explains the premise for both in a new video.
In addition to high-resolution visuals, each game allows for changing difficulty from the beginning and saving anywhere with Quick Save.
It includes a new stage, eight new characters, 13 new weapons, and six new music tracks, though a release date hasn't been announced.
It will also be available for Game Pass on PC, console, and cloud. The expansion, Sunbreak, launches for the platforms in Spring.
Metal: Hellsinger on Xbox One, Hello Neighbor 2, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and more are also coming this month.
The action-adventure title combines whimsical LEGO-themed recreations of all nine mainline Star Wars films in a single package.
The Steam version is out on the same day as The Game Awards. It's also releasing this Winter for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Game Pass.
Including the PS4 version, total shipments and digital sales for the critically acclaimed RPG have crossed 3.3 million worldwide.
The base game will allegedly launch in January, with Sunbreak launching in Spring. The announcement could be made at The Game Awards.
