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Issy van der Velde

Former Xbox exec says Game Pass causes "weird inner tensions" due to the subscription model usually coming at "the expense of retail revenue"

Xbox Gamescom 2023 logo featuring a stylized city skyline in green.

Recently, Pete Hines, a former Bethesda executive, said Xbox Game Pass wouldn't be what it is today without the developers who make games for it. He stressed the need to support them, and now, former Xbox Game Studios vice president Shannon Loftis has added her thoughts on the business model.

"When you talk about a subscription that relies on content, if you don't figure out how to balance the needs of the service and the people running the service with the people who are providing the content – without which your subscription is worth jack shit – then you have a real problem," Hines said in an interview with DBLTAP.

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