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CTOnews.com September 27 news, Microsoft and Sony are now quite emphasis on their "subscription system" game service, players spend a certain monthly subscription fee, you can play a series of games free of charge in the game library during the membership period. However, according to foreign media Gameslndustry reports, Microsoft and Sony are now offering lower prices for these "subscription" games, which has led many game developers into trouble.

Foreign media quoted analysis reports showing that manufacturers such as Devolver and TinyBuild are now facing the subscription system "problem" and have begun to show pressure because Microsoft and Sony are offering "fewer and fewer" offers.

It is reported that Devolver has postponed some games due to its tight financial situation, and the company has rejected the offer to enter the subscription service because the price of the relevant "subscription system" is too low.

Devolver shares have fallen 92% so far from their peak in early 2012, but the company remains optimistic about next year's Human Failure 2.

TinyBuild also ran into difficulties, as the game Hello Neighbor 2 underperformed and its share price fell nearly 95% over the same period. The company said in its earnings report that "third-party games will no longer be released in the future, focusing only on internal research and development."

▲ Source TinyBuild Financial Report In addition, another Team17 in the subscription dilemma is also worth paying attention to. The manufacturer has released games such as "Hundred Battle Worms" and is currently in the CEO transition period. The current CEO will leave at the end of the year. The company is currently conservative about the "expectation value" after that.

However, according to FTC documents previously reported by CTOnews.com, Microsoft, as one of the "subscription system" game hosts, paid a lot of money for various 3A titles to join the Game Pass service in 2022. For example, Microsoft will pay US $12 million to US $15 million per month for "GTA 5."(currently about 87.6 million-109 million yuan), for "wilderness escort: redemption 2" monthly out of 5 million dollars (currently about 36.5 million yuan)

Subscription services have become an integral part of the platform's strategy to attract consumers in recent years, but the impact on developers is still open to question.

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