stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@sh.itjust.works · 11 months agoReport: Microsoft Staff Losing Free Xbox Game Pass, Complain To Phil Spencerkotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1130arrow-down1external-linkReport: Microsoft Staff Losing Free Xbox Game Pass, Complain To Phil Spencerkotaku.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@sh.itjust.works · 11 months agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
The subscription service that provides access to Starfield and Halo will no longer be provided free of charge
minus-squareCrypticCoffee@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-211 months agoThe thing is, if they don’t offer these cheap stuff, they may have to do something crazy, like pay staff what they are worth. This definitely looks like a false economy.
minus-squareInEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·11 months agoAlso, giving access to your devs also kinda makes them defacto testers when they’re off the clock. Like… getting your own people to use your product is a net positive.
minus-squareGrass@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 months agoActually though. You see this in other industries too but once shareholders are involved everyone’s brain becomes smooth and creamy.
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down8·11 months agoMicrosoft staff aren’t hurting for money. They get paid a lot, and they have amazing benefits including dozens of perks like this.
The thing is, if they don’t offer these cheap stuff, they may have to do something crazy, like pay staff what they are worth. This definitely looks like a false economy.
Also, giving access to your devs also kinda makes them defacto testers when they’re off the clock.
Like… getting your own people to use your product is a net positive.
Actually though. You see this in other industries too but once shareholders are involved everyone’s brain becomes smooth and creamy.
Microsoft staff aren’t hurting for money. They get paid a lot, and they have amazing benefits including dozens of perks like this.