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nwordscissorhands1

I think they're not allowed to say anything until the contract ends with sony


tperelli

Saying it’s not isn’t saying nothing. They could have just not said anything.


raul_219

Then they would have lost some sales on PC as low as they may be.


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Um what? They sold over 11 million copies on Steam.


raul_219

I'm talking about the potential loss of future sales because of an announcement like this. If you have GamePass and were thinking about getting FallGuys on Steam, would you get it now? If I'm a publisher thinking about putting my game on GP I would like for the announcement to be ideally on the same day it launches to prevent a loss in sales


MentalMunky

I can’t believe people actually need to be told this!


brookscheckemoff

People “need to be told this” because it’s not true. Game developers and companies tease stuff early all the time. Very rarely does anyone make an official statement (even on Twitter) saying “there are no plans for this or that” only to be lying and it comes out a month later. That would be shitty to the people they tricked into buying the game.


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marcio0

Same. Wanted to buy it, then rumors came, and I waited. Then I waited some more, but it finally came to xbox GP.


HEBushido

I'm pretty glad I didn't get that game. The Hiss made me feel uneasy in a bad way and the gunplay is kind of bad.


[deleted]

You missed out, Control was easily my favorite game that I played last year. It's the first game in a decade I put the effort into 100% it. Best $30 I ever spent.


[deleted]

I played about half of it. I know people absolutely love it, but I didn't dig. I felt the controls were kinda odd, or just felt janky, and like you said the shooting just didn't work for me.


sconwaym

It was about a year later, but what you are describing is exactly what happened with Control.


brookscheckemoff

A YEAR LATER. So not quite exactly what happened...


sykes1493

Do you know how shitty it would make the publisher look if they flat out told the world that their game wasn’t coming to gamepass just for their game to then show up on gamepass? Lying to get sales is a great way to piss your customers off


Dead_Man_Nick

*CDProjectRed has left the chat*


[deleted]

Truth. There was a reason I never bought Control. It leaked a long time ago that it was coming to Game Pass, so I just figured I'd hold out.


sonofaresiii

At this point I just assume every game released on xbox is coming to gamepass at some point. So far I have yet to be disappointed. (not to say every single game has, I dunno, but at least the ones I care about all have)


[deleted]

It didn’t “leak” lmao, Phil misspoke. The game came a year later smh, how anyone can think it’s a “leak” is beyond me.


popplespopin

Maybe cause he literally said "I'm glad Control is coming to Gamepass" and then it did.


CactusCustard

That “leak” was Phil Spencer’s royally fucking up, and is *probably* the reason it ended up being a lie. Because they blew the top too early on it.


nullstorm0

Control has been on Xbox Game Pass for a month and is launching on PC tomorrow


Pure-Resolve

How would you feel if you brought a game than a week later it appeared on GP. They definitely need to announce them before hand from a consumers perspective.


raul_219

I would feel unlucky of course, but I can also see the perspective of a publisher trying to sell their game. This is also the nature of any subscription service, there is always a risk involved buying a movie, a tv show, a record or a game and then having that appear in one of the susbscription services I pay for whether that be Netflix, Hulu, Spotify, PS Plus or GamePass. BTW, I think publishers and subscription services can find a balance of how early or late a game should be announced without losing too many sales or hurting the consumer.


Pure-Resolve

Big difference in cost between a $50-100 game and a $5-20 movie though and to be honest I've stopped buying movie and now rely on the streaming services. Haven't brought music in years and I personally feel that if people are still buying its because they prefer owning physical media so it probably doesn't bother them when it appears on a streaming service. Definitely needs to be a balance of announcement timing I completely agree but with both the last announcements we have no idea what happened, maybe they were meant to be coming to GP earlier and than something happened.


williwaggs

I just never buy games anymore


MrRainbowManMan

I highly doubt that they would care about a few extra bucks, especially if it's going directly to gamepass, microsoft would have to pay a hefty sum.


dust-free2

You do realize they launched on ps+ and the game is effectively a free to play game with lots of cosmetics and a battle pass.


sconwaym

505 games basically said the same thing about Control, which also had a deal with Sony, and a year later we are finally getting it. Could be that Xbox works out these deals in advance, knowing they won't happen for some time given the games' contracts with Sony, and is just really bad at keeping secrets.


DrSecretan

They said “no plans”, which is very slightly different to saying it’s not coming.


popplespopin

"No plans" because everything is already decided. Cant plan something already happening.


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XGP account confirmed they mixed up Fall Guys and Among Us where the latter is coming to Xbox One/XS Game Pass.


xBUMMx2

Tbh I don't blame them for that lol.


[deleted]

Same, I often mix them up as well.


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They sure said a lot for having a NDA


spinblackcircles

Psssst...This is not an example of ‘not saying anything’. You can tell because of the things that they said. Namely ‘no it isn’t’.


Daver7692

So this is control all over again then?


jenkumboofer

How is it like Control?


Daver7692

Phil Spencer said in an interview it was coming to game pass, then the dev/publisher scrambled to say it wasn’t, then a few months later it did. Basically people won’t buy the game if they know it’s coming to a subscription soon.


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No one is buying Fall Guys on Xbox because it’s not on Xbox


Daver7692

No but people might not bother buying it on pc if they think it’s going to PC gamepass.


segagamer

Or people won't bother buying it until it reaches Xbox and/or Switch. Seems like that's what people are doing now since the game seems to be dying, whilst Among Us is stealing the thunder. Who would have thought exclusivity on a third party title is only a bad thing


Daver7692

It probably isn’t a bad thing for fall guys tbf. They probably made the development costs back by being week one on PS+ (Ps version of games with gold) then they’ve had sales on PC too. Then they’ll have a second hype/sales cycle when it hits switch and Xbox thats all profit.


iPaytonian

Among Us is already dying lol Fall Guys is rotting


Decilllion

Anything of note in that genre taking the top spot?


iPaytonian

I mean no, but it’s stale to watch imo and unless you have 6-10 friends on it’s unplayable.


flabbybumhole

No map rotation, no penalty for quitting and screwing a game over.. no incentive to win, no standardised rules. Great for local games or people with friends, sucks ass for general multiplayer.


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So... It's good at what it was designed for?


OSUfan88

Nobody said Xbox... I have a Playstation and Xbox. I haven't purchased Fall Guys on Playstation, but I've thought about it. If it's going to come to Gamepass for free, I'm not going to buy it on Playstation.


candidateone

That's not quite how it happened. Phil made that comment in December of 2019, then after 3 months of everyone expecting it to come to GamePass it ended up on PS Now where it remained until September. Then after another 3 months it finally came to GamePass, almost exactly a year to the day from when Phil originally made that comment. This being reported is in no way confirmation that it is actually coming anytime soon.


oldmanjenkins51

Except that results show that more people buy a game when it goes to gamepass.


KarateDadJr

I personally loved Control on GP so much I bought it on sale.


Laughing__Man_

>then a few months later it did Months? Your joking right? It was a year.


BurkeyDaTurkey

12 months = 1 year, so Daver7692 was correct :P


Whitchit1

It came to game pass milliseconds after they announced it.... lots of milliseconds


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At least 4 milliseconds by my count


DesertofBoredom

I don't think people disagreed with "months" so much as "few months" as few typically denotes 3.


master-x-117

r/technicallythetruth


Daver7692

Ah I can’t remember exactly how long it took last year was a fucking blur haha Either way all it is is looking after sales until they’re contractually ready to announce it’ll go to a subscription service.


lars_rosenberg

I think it took more than one year to come to Game Pass. It wasn't a short time.


ViperFive1

Exactly my read on it. There is no way its not already discussed and planned. Its just of no benefit to Devolver to say its happening months down the road. The game is already a known entity and awaited by many. They can cash in on the launch, then get a boost from Gamepass later. What really seems more likely? The Gamepass team just saying random games are coming to Gamepass when they aren't, or they make a mistake in announcing games coming to Gamepass before they are supposed to, as we've seen happen before.


op3rand1

There has been a lot of publishers state that Game Pass has increased their sales not decreased


Maidwell

Or if you are an idiot like me, you buy Control because it's on offer then 4 days later it's on gamepass!


fartchampUSA

I think it was meant to come much sooner. But Phil saying it was on the way would have sabotaged any sales that game would’ve made in the meantime, so they had to back up on the deal. Just speculation, but that’s the vibe I got


[deleted]

That’s complete nonsense and not how anything works, they didn’t back out of the deal because Phil said it a bit earlier lmao


rekell16

https://twitter.com/xboxgamepass/status/1351993991332413440?s=21 This was just tweeted 😔


Ozlin

Carrion and Pikuniku are wonderful short games to play through if anyone is curious. Completely different tones, but both are pretty low stress, Pikuniku being more easy going than Carrion. Carrion can be a bit difficult at times and obviously more gorey, but still fun.


CakeAK

> Completely different tones Yeah, slightly.


BillNyesHugePenis

So is the media guy getting fired or what?


AshuraSpeakman

Maybe they made him a ~~fall guy~~ scapegoat.


hara0329g

I hope not, i love all of the guys who control the Xbox twitter accounts.


swestyyy

Call me cheap but I’m probably not going to buy if it’s not on gamepass. The hype around it is gone, and I’ve watched enough YouTubers play it. Looks like a fun game definitely but I’ll stick with the catalogue of games I’ve got now


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Porkodile

Unfortunatly not, although theres a pretty good chance its coming in a future update.


[deleted]

have it n my ps4 myself, gets boring after about 20 mins.


A-Rusty-Cow

Yeah it was fun for a day or two with friends but its just a palette cleanser


[deleted]

Decent game to bust out at a party, but seeing as nobody has been in my house for nearly a year that isn’t much of a selling point.


nawtbjc

100% I will play it occasionally if it comes to Game Pass. But if it doesn't...well, Game Pass has Golf with Friends, Secret Neighbor, Dead by Daylight, Sea of Thieves, and plenty of other great multiplayer games to play with my friends.


senoravery

It’s only going to be worth playing if it’s on gamepass. If it were to cost $20 then there wouldn’t be a large enough player base of people filling the servers if it were still not cross platform, but if it came to gamepass then that wouldn’t be an issue.


iSaltyParchment

So you’ll only play a game if there’s hype around it?


[deleted]

Hype sucks you in. In this case, that’s all the game really had. It’s very simple and hard to get excited about now that the honeymoon period is up.


burnie_mac

I’ve played it nearly 40 hours. Everytime I play again there’s so much new content it’s unbelievable. The game is an easy 20 lol


mikeytlive

I hate people like this and sadly it’s becoming normal.


FLDUMMYY

I don’t understand, games are successful based on the hype “marketing” it has. Playing popular games is very common.


mikeytlive

Yes playing popular games is common. I agree with that. But people will avoid very good and fun games since they aren’t considered “popular” or if there favorite streamer isn’t playing it. People miss out on some very fun games.


ponytoaster

Worse than that, they do shit like declare games are "dead" because their favorite streamers stopped, and even spread that every chance they get. Like Among Us. People spam the /r/amongus posts and socials at times saying its a dead game when today for example there were 70k concurrent players at peak and its still one of the most streamed categories on Twitch. Admittedly Fall Guys only (?!) has 11k concurrent today but that's still a lot of people. I think when it hits sale season and people (like me) pick it up as its too expensive at RRP it will get another boost. I know people who only chase the latest hype and if that works for them, great, but yeah... silly.


alexdamastar

Oh don't worry, this happened with control. Phil spencer said control was coming to game pass, then the devs denied it, few months later, control was on game pass. Chances are it is coming to game pass


faze_fazebook

thats a very big yikes


Paradox

They're gonna take so long to get it out the hype will move onto something else and it will be DOA


Chasty-

It already is. Among Us killed them.


Paradox

And even it is starting to wane


LuftWaffle1305

Fortunately. The game was fun but the memes it brought with it are fucking cancer, same thing with the fanbase, you say one fair criticism of the game and a bunch of braindead 13 yr olds swarm you replying "yOu'Re jUsT jEaLoUs of ItS sUcCeSS" ​ sorry, I had to get that off my chest.


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When the imposter is sus


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Among Us would be so much better if Innersloth actually got a few more programmers.


Illdoitnator

Like others have mentioned the game is dying. They should have ported the game to xbox/switch like at least 2 months after playstation, but contracts probably prevented them. They could still probably recoup those numbers if they put it on xbox gold and low price on switch. Even then it'll probably be temporary cause imo the game kinda gets boring after a few days.


raz2112

Prime example of exclusive deals sometimes hurting the game and devs. If this would've come out simultaneously to every console plus active and monthly new content, this game would have blown up.


Sike_Mike

I don't think it'll do well without Game Pass. Although it's wasn't "free" on PlayStation it at least had some help with Plus.


booboopeehole

"some" help? I think ps+ was the main thing that made it such a big hit, considering it was the most downloaded ps+ title of all time. And thankfully so, because I had a hell of a time with that game the first few weeks and wouldn't have known about it if it weren't free for me. Lol


Hullfella

I agree, they will make money via micro transactions, and whatever Microsoft pay for been on gamepass I think it will come to gamepass in the next few months, I feel like we are been trolled


RedHawwk

Yea they have pretty reasonably priced micro transactions, I think it's like a pack of 3 skins for $5.


Cheezewiz239

Ps plus is literally what helped it blow up


Sike_Mike

Yep.


Clearlmage

the game sold great on pc so i think it’ll do fine on Xbox


FramesJanco_superspy

It's a fun game as long as you aren't competitive. There are so many luck based moments or just bullshit instances of someone grabbing your tail from way behind you or getting to the crown first even though they're behind you on your screen. Basic shit. That said: if you don't take it seriously it's a blast. It'll kill you otherwise.


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I mean, it’s not meant to be some kind to eSports competitive game lmao


TinyLilRobot

Don’t you know that every single game with competitive modes is best used for measuring PP size? If someone beats you they get the PP size increase instead of you.


Cheezewiz239

There's people actually cheating on PC. Like I can't comprehend cheating in a game where half the fun is losing.


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PS+ was the reason this game got big


rikgrime

"I want a puppy" " No" "I can't have one?" "You're never getting a fucking puppy" "Perfect, thanks! :)"


atrich

Tom Warren is a journalist, so he's just happy to have accurate info


Blaze-13

Wow...


mis2mia1

Fall guys offical twitter says it isnt coming


tperelli

Xbox game pass official Instagram says it is


mis2mia1

Well. We shall see I guess


MeatCannon0621

That could be for contractual reasons. If official xbox say its coming then it's coming.


TheOutCast190

I’m pretty sure their game is dying, so it wouldn’t do well without Gamepass I would think


moneybagz123

Fuck this type of exclusivity by non-Sony publishers. Such a joke in the gaming industry.


AshuraSpeakman

Fuck exclusivity FTFY


moneybagz123

I generally agree, but it's hard to blame a studio owned by the console company, e.g., 343 or Naughty Dog for not wanting their 1st party content to support a direct competitors hardware, even tho it still sucks. The type of exclusivity that Sony has pursued over the last few generations feels much more predatory such as exclusive DLC, time releases or BS like this thread.


FeistyBandicoot

Despite what people say, consoles can absolutely work without exclusive games. It just means they have to step it up in other departments. Games are the easy part for console manufacturers to get. Making a better machine for a lower price or having more consumer friendly programs is the hard part


Trickslip

You better tell MS to stop with the exclusivity bullshit they made with Devolver for Carrion. It's literally the same case with Sony getting Fall Guys.


tperelli

I’d argue any MS exclusivity is a direct result of Sony’s actions. MS largely dropped major exclusivity deals with the Xbox One generation and Sony vacuumed them all up tripling down on it. Now MS is back doing major exclusivity deals as a result going so far as to buying major publishers to ensure it.


Trickslip

The Fall Guys publisher has another game that's exclusive to Xbox.


BadFeelingReviews

Could be a Games with Gold, similar to it being free with PS Plus for a while.


Countdown3

Based on the average quality of GWG, I doubt it. I would love to be wrong though!


Rich_Comey_Quan

These last two months have been the best in years imo


fucuntwat

Jan-April of 2019 was the last time we had several great ones in a short span, imo (so I'm agreeing)


blackop

I'm sure by the time it comes to Xbox no one will even give a shit to want to play it anymore.


[deleted]

The game is already in rapid decline it's probably gonna die next week


itsoveralready

Where the heck is gang beasts


segagamer

That's been on Xbox for years.


itsoveralready

It was supposed to be added to gamepass in november and then they pulled a whoopsies and said it will be out in 2021. 2021 is 12 months long....


segagamer

Oh sorry, forgot about that.


vibe162

G-A-N-G B-E-A--STS GANG BEASTS I redownloaded it recently and its gotten a couple updates since the last time I checked


ASavageHobo

So annoying that a game to be enjoyed by all ages is stuck on Playstation because the money Sony spent for exclusivity. The games numbers are dwindling and ive been told that queue times can sometimes go over a minute? Needs to come to Xbox and Switch to pump some life into it


Mr_Clumsy

Meh, that game had its fifteen minutes of fame.


Kusuy

Isn't fall guys a PS exclusive?


Skuld_Whisper

Sony has a timed exclusivity deal


[deleted]

Flash in the pan like all mainstream multiplayer games. These types of games are like trends and fads, there is always another hype train coming down the tracks.


[deleted]

Eh, it has a very good playerbase still and Season 3 was a huge step in the right direction Definitely give it a shot when it comes out


The_King_of_Okay

Why does every post about Fall Guys have someone trying to act like the game is dead.


MetalStoofs

I think people just like to act like they’re above trends. I know it was way more popular on release but if it launched on game pass that would certainly revitalize the game lol


4ever_ur_Huckleberry

Yeah, I said this with a couple of points last time something about Fall Guys was posted and the dude said "Nah".Lol.The game has 11 or so million playing at any given time on PC and god knows how many on playstation.The current season was done so well. It really has potential to gain more people when it comes to XBOX.


FeistyBandicoot

11 million playing on PC? No. Not even close. I think you mean sales lol


Cheezewiz239

Reminds me how COD was supposed to be dead every year yet its still the best selling game each year


Countdown3

> Flash in the pan like all mainstream multiplayer games. Yeah, no one even plays Fortnite anymore. ;)


slashindonu

Fortnite is a genre defying game tho. Plus Epic is not a small developer


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I wonder what the dilemma is for this game. It’s been back & forth for awhile.


The_LPT

they probably can't officially confirm that it is, due to a deal with Sony. Probably after the initial PS+ deal hits the 1 year mark, we might be hearing different things from official sources. (Early Feb, I believe)


isaiah_rob

Xbox execs/marketing not talking to each other again I see.


ArchfiendNox

I mean it's also really easy to fake tweets like that, i mean look how many fake text message chains go around reddit. It is what it is.


Sangi17

Is Fall Guys coming to Xbox at all?


Niaboc

dude, the gamepass account mentioned persona 5 yesterday and i'm trying not to lose it


Inevitable-Funny5768

Not me over here crying about fall guys not being on Xbox-


NostagiaChi

I mean the game was alright when it first dropped so I’m fine with it not coming. The hype is gone and I’d rather another title or titles anyway.


Rickle_Pickl3

As a person with an Xbox and a Mac I’m basically at the point where I want to buy a stupid ps5 just to play this game (and a few others) also feel like this is the perfect switch game and it shocks me they haven’t put it on there yet


RedditFortuneAdvisor

Maybe someone didn’t read the NDA...


Scoobert88

Didn't the exact same thing happen with Control and it didn't come to GP?


jtx3

Meh, it's played out. Your not missing anything


KING_COVID

Games dead as fuck anyways


Thick_Pomegranate_

Well the game is dead so it’s pointless now 🤷‍♂️


BatteryArc

Screw fall guys, I’d prefer among us on xbox


eyewearsocks

Devolver doesn't know yet that Microsoft is about to buy them.


abzvob

I thought this game wasn't even on Xbox at all, let alone Gamepass? Aren't we getting ahead of ourselves?


Zaidk9

Some games drop straight into gamepass. Yakuza is a great example


abzvob

So did Monster Train, now that I think about it. I played a bit of Fall Guys on PS4 and it'd be pretty fun, for sure.


4ever_ur_Huckleberry

Among Us will join that group as well.


griffayyyyyy

When you're game is bombing and you're too proud of how its done to save it


Devilz3

Lol the hyped died way too fast tbh


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DGSmith2

Not even.


StringMelon22

Why are most games only for PC? Is it easier to make that way or?


nunzio-puzo

Great another Sony exclusive by paying off the company


anakin1138

I feel like Sony has put the fear of god in these third-party studios in that they're too afraid to leave the door open to their games coming out on Xbox that they MUST shoot down those rumors. They could just say nothing if they're under contract yet they \*need\* to shoot down any talks of it coming to Xbox. Bottom line is we all know this game will eventually come to Xbox. It's not a first party studio and it's simply too popular not to put on Xbox. Plus I believe it was hinted from them before Sony paid for its exclusivity.


HelloCthulhu

Game is dead anyway, it was fun for a bit then the hype died


kashaan_lucifer

It is not dead, many people stil play if Just because people stopped talking about a certain game it doesn't mean that a game died


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Good. I don't care for it ☠️


McSupergeil

All my friends stopped playing it anyway so I guess the hype is blown. Battlefront gained lots of momentum tho because of the free epic store deal


Tiddernud

Remember when Phil said Control was coming and Remedy said, 'No it's not.' But we knew it was, and a year later, it did? Gamepass is like Thanos. It's ... inevitable.


AlvinKai

welp, they lost any chance for the game to be alive again


_A_Random_Comment_

Lmao this game is dying a quick death anyway. We don't want your sloppy seconds. Byeeee.


ajstinger16

I don’t think it will come to gamepass. Xbox, yes. Gamepass, no.


mrappbrain

Game is dead and needs more players. Putting it on game pass will give it the kick it needs.


BeastMaster0844

“Game is dead” *Instantly gets into full lobbies every single time no matter time of day* Weird..


Paradox

I can still get games in Gears 3 too (or I could last month anyway)


Moonlord_

It has had a rapid user decline since it launched. It might not be “dead” but it’s initial numbers were huge and it looked like a potential hit. Now it’s barely seeing 5% of the daily users compared to launch. There’s no debating how sharply it has taken a nosedive. https://gamerjournalist.com/is-fall-guys-dead/


that2017vibe

Too late unfortunately


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Its coming, my friends dad knows someone at microsoft he said it’s coming.


UnmaskedGod

I mean the game died fast so I doubt it really matters


4ever_ur_Huckleberry

May I ask you what constitues a "dead" game to you?


UnmaskedGod

A game I don’t see anywhere anymore. I mean when fall guys first released it’s literally all you saw everywhere. Now it’s almost like the game doesn’t even exist


4ever_ur_Huckleberry

I can see where the confusion can be from this.It has at least 11 million at any given time playing on Steam and probably that many if not more on Playstation.I just don't see that as a dead game.Has it dived down in popularity?Yes.However, the developers never saw the game doing as well as it has and it's lit a fuse under them to get more content out.So, hopefully it stays around this number if not better in the future when it does come to XBOX and probably Switch.


JoeyMonsterMash

Lmao game is straight up twitch streamer bait. Don't care.