A new report reveals that Microsoft needs to spend a lot of money to bring a game to Xbox Game Pass, including Star Wars Jedi: Survivor which required 300 million USD.

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Xbox Needs 300 Million USD To Bring Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to Xbox Game Pass

Star wars jedi: survivor ke xbox game pass — Source: Microsoft

In an internal email between May 7, 2022, and May 17, 2022, Phil Spencer, Matt Booty, Sarah Bond, and others discussed securing Xbox Game Pass content for the end of 2022.

This email comes after the news that Starfield has been delayed until 2023 and the lack of clarity on release dates for Redfall and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

In his email, Bond listed third-party options for Xbox Game Pass, each with a price requested by the publisher or developer.

The list includes:

Q2 Fiscal Year 2023
1. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Warner Bros. Games) – The estimated asking price is 35 million USD, noting that the game has news about culture crunch.
2. Dying Light 2: Stay Human (Techland) – Estimated asking price 50 million USD
3. Cities: Skylines II (Paradox Interactive) – No asking price listed
4. Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games) – Approximate asking price 5 million USD per month
5. Dragon Ball: The Breakers (Bandai Namco) – Estimated asking price 20 million USD
6. Just Dance (Ubisoft) – Approximate asking price around 5 million USD
7. Let’s Sing (Koch Media) – Estimated asking price 5 million USD
8. Return to Monkey Island (Devolver Digital) – Estimated asking price 5 million USD
9. Wreckfest 2 (THQ Nordic) – The approximate asking price is around 10 to 14 million USD
10. Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – The estimated asking price is 5 million USD, with Xbox describing the game as “the second version of Stadia’s PC RPG”.
Q3 Fiscal Year 2023
1. Gotham Knights (Warner Bros. Games) – Estimated asking price 50 million USD
2. Assassin’s Creed Mirage (Ubisoft) – Estimated asking price 100 million USD
3. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (Warner Bros. Games) – Estimated asking price 250 million USD
4. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Electronic Arts) – Estimated asking price 300 million USD
5. Mortal Kombat 1 (Warner Bros. Games) – Estimated asking price 250 million USD
6. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games) – Approximate asking price of around 12 to 15 million per month
7. Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (Focus Entertainment) – Estimated asking price 5 million USD
8. Glitch Busters: Stuck On You (Skybound Games) – Estimated asking price 5 million USD