Posted 3/29/2024, 4:15:00 PM
Epic and Microsoft Scale Back Indie Funding as Game Subscriptions Cool
- Epic and Microsoft offering less funding to indie devs for exclusivity deals and Game Pass
- Multiple small indie studios reporting funding cuts, canceled talks with Epic/Microsoft
- These deals previously allowed studios to break even before release, now becoming unreliable
- As Game Pass subscriber growth slows, Microsoft scaling back investments
- Raises questions about the future sustainability of these storefronts and subscription services