Everspace 2 is a fast-paced independent space shooting game. It claims to have a space and interplanetary exploration experience, a rich amount of loot, collection and manufacturing, and more classic RPG elements. Previously Unveiled at the ID@Xbox Independent Games Showcase, the game was released on PC in April, followed by PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions in August.
▲ “Everspace 2” game poster
According to foreign media gamespress, developer Rockfish Games announced that the game has sold more than 400,000 copies on all platforms, and has more than 1.1 million (1111111) players on Xbox Game Pass. In addition, while announcing sales, the official also launched Free updates and MacOS support provided.
▲ Picture source foreign media gamespress
The game developer of “Everspace 2” has strongly praised Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service, believing that Microsoft has made the development environment for independent games better with this service.
It is reported that the developer CEO has said that Microsoft will provide necessary development funds for games added to the Xbox Game Pass lineup. While maintaining independent development, game studios can avoid mid-term deaths of games due to financial problems, so this can Let the development team make the work more perfect.
It is reported that when developing “Everspace 2”, Microsoft provided a series of funds to Rockfish Games. Together with the revenue from the first generation of “Everspace” and the “early access version” of the sequel, the studio can spend an additional 9 to December to perfect the sequel.
However, Jim Ryan, the outgoing CEO of Sony SIE, has a completely negative attitude towards Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass. He said that he “has talked with a large number of publishers and learned that they generally do not like Game Pass and believe that it destroys the value of games.” “.
