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– Former Microsoft exec Ed Fries has expressed concern over the potential impact the company\u2019s Game Pass subscription service could have on the games industry.
– Fries didn\u2019t give an explicit answer but said that he was \u2018scared\u2019 of the impact Game Pass could have, should it become a dominant business model like Spotify has in the music industry.
– \u201cThe one thing that they\u2019re doing that makes me nervous is Game Pass,\u201d he said. \u201cGame Pass scares me because there\u2019s a somewhat analogous thing called Spotify that was created for the music business.
– \u201cWhen Spotify took off it destroyed the music business, it literally cut the annual revenue of the music business in half,\u201d the former Microsoft exec claimed. \u201cIt\u2019s made it so people just don\u2019t buy songs anymore.
– \u201cSo we have to be careful we don\u2019t create the same system in the game business. These markets are more fragile than people realise. I saw the games industry destroy itself in the early 80s
– \u201cSo Game Pass makes me nervous. As a customer, I love it. I love Spotify as a customer: I have all the songs I\u2019d ever want\u2026 it\u2019s a great deal as a customer. But it isn\u2019t necessarily great for the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/former-xbox-exec-says-hes-scared-of-game-passs-potential-impact\/<\/p>\n

Do you agree? Will Game Pass destroy the video game industry?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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