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Solo developer behind The Falconeer and Bulwark explains why Game Pass is so great for indies:

Ozriel

M$FT
Questioning GAFs reading comprehension and then making wild assumptions about what game he's talking about and what business risk.

The original game Falconeer officially came out as an xbox/windows exclusive November 2020 heavily featured as a launch game, got a gamepass deal and release in Feb 2021. 6 months later it got a switch and PS release. "A year after a sales flurry" it was not unless you think 3-4 months is a year. You're thinking of the PC beta release. But this is all irrelevant. He's not talking about that game and re-entering gamepass when he mentions a deal, a release schedule and "meeting expectations". He's talking about newer games like Bulwark: Evolution or in dev ones. You don't even realise how nonsensical it is to discuss a game that was already on gamepass and removed due to the devs set shorter period (as if MS would decline an indefinite gamepass period for a game they already paid for).

What a silly take.
The text in the OP clearly says a year post release, and that’s what i cited. Any errors are clearly from the article. Do you truly not know what the word ‘comprehension’ means?

Aside your obvious literary failings, how in the world would he be talking about Bulwark in the context of Gamepass when the game isn’t on GamePass? Much of the OP is taken up with his anecdotes about installs and player counts of Falconeer in GamePass, as is much of the ensuing thread.

I think you have a knack for arguing blindly, no doubt fueled by console warz. Do better in 2025.
 

Ozriel

M$FT
If you think this is specifically about falconeer and not about the gamepass strategy in general then I can't help you.

So an indie dev who’s made 2 games is the one to provide an in-depth expose on Microsoft’s GamePass strategy?

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Three

Gold Member
What a silly take.
The text in the OP clearly says a year post release, and that’s what i cited. Any errors are clearly from the article. Do you truly not know what the word ‘comprehension’ means?
"Article", it was an AMA and somebody was wrong in their question. What is the relevance of this?
Aside your obvious literary failings, how in the world would he be talking about Bulwark in the context of Gamepass when the game isn’t on GamePass? Much of the OP is taken up with his anecdotes about installs and player counts of Falconeer in GamePass, as is much of the ensuing thread.
Oh I don't know, maybe it's like he's discussing the strategy to release into gamepass or not and how he would take it if given the opportunity. I don't know though because apparently I'm the one who can't read and not you.

I'm sure you will back my suggested thread title change then? :
"Solo developer behind The Falconeer explains why Game Pass was so great for The Falconeer."
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I think you have a knack for arguing blindly, no doubt fueled by console warz. Do better in 2025.
Maybe try getting a better tag in 2025 before posting this drivel.
 
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