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Lifecycle Management Strategy&#8217;: Devs Weigh in on Crippling Xbox Game Pass Impact<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"'I Much Prefer PS Plus' Lifecycle Management Strategy': Devs Weigh in on Crippling Xbox Game Pass Impact 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/66704054c2ae8\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/66704054c2ae8\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact-1.450x.jpg 450w, https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/66704054c2ae8\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact-1.900x.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 450px, (min-width: 800px)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/66704054c2ae8\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"'I Much Prefer PS Plus' Lifecycle Management Strategy': Devs Weigh in on Crippling Xbox Game Pass Impact 1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Microsoft laid off over 9,000 employees this week, with Xbox hit particularly hard. Various games were cancelled, one studio was closed, and too many now find themselves out of work.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of the chaos, people have been looking for answers. In one report by the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/business\/microsoft\/microsoft-to-lay-off-as-many-as-9000-employees-in-latest-round\/\">Seattle Times<\/a>, it\u2019s claimed that the trillion dollar tech giant is looking to free up capital so it can increase its spending on AI.<\/p>\n<p>The Redmond firm has invested heavily into Sam Altman\u2019s OpenAI, and has been pushing its Copilot product on consumers as a consequence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_H686A7EE176440\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-1\" class=\"lazyload\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But when it comes to Xbox, ex-Arkane Studios founder Raphael Colantonio believes there may be another culprit to blame.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/rafcolantonio\/status\/1941503596870369388 @ 2025-07-06T13:32:32+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is no-one talking about the elephant in the room? Cough cough (Gamepass)<\/span>\u2014 Raphael Colantonio (@rafcolantonio) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rafcolantonio\/status\/1941503596870369388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhy is no one talking about the elephant in the room? Cough cough Game Pass,\u201d he wrote not-so subtly on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rafcolantonio\/status\/1941503596870369388\">X<\/a> (or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rafcolantonio\/status\/1941503596870369388\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>This started a fascinating chain on social media, with a couple of high-profile devs sharing their thoughts on Microsoft\u2019s disruptive business model.<\/p>\n<p>Asked to expand on his thoughts, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rafcolantonio\/status\/1941503596870369388\">Colantonio said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think Game Pass is an unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade, subsidised by Microsoft\u2019s \u2018infinite money\u2019, but at some point reality has to hit. I don\u2019t think Game Pass can co-exist with other models, they\u2019ll either kill everyone else, or give up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Responding to Colantonio\u2019s thread, Larian\u2019s Michael Douse argued \u201cthe infinite money thing never made any sense,\u201d to which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rafcolantonio\/status\/1941516413803581493\">Raphael replied<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI agree, and I\u2019m fed up with all the bullsh*t they fed us at first like &#8216;Don\u2019t worry, it doesn\u2019t impact the sales&#8217;, only to admit years later that it totally does. &#8216;No sh*t it does! Really?&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_F686A7EE17648A\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-2\" class=\"lazyload\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting at this point that Colantonio\u2019s Weird West, created by his new studio WolfEye, did release into Game Pass back in 2022, so he\u2019d probably have a good grasp on the pros and cons of the business model.<\/p>\n<p>Both Douse and Colantonio ultimately agreed that Sony\u2019s approach to subscriptions, adding games later in their lifecycle, is much sturdier approach.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cromwelp\/status\/1941517481463701744\">Douse said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe economics never made sense, but at the same time I do recognise that for smaller teams with new or riskier IPs it helped de-risk. Much prefer Sony\u2019s \u2018lifecycle management\u2019 strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sony\u2019s ex-CEO Jim Ryan was strongly criticised earlier in the generation for arguing against the Game Pass business model. At the time, many believed PS5 would fail if <strong>PS Plus<\/strong> didn\u2019t start including first-party games at release.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe have had this conversation before \u2013 we are not going to go down the road of putting new releases titles into a subscription model. These games cost many millions of dollars, well over $100 million, to develop. We just don&#8217;t see that as sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course there\u2019s a much larger story at play here, but it\u2019s interesting to see the economics of Game Pass finally brought into focus after years of hand waving from Microsoft and the media at large.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"DrKuZ-zzNqY\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DrKuZ-zzNqY?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Best PS Plus Games | 50+ PS Plus Extra and Premium PS5 Games!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DrKuZ-zzNqY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption>\n<p class=\"youtube-watch\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Watch This Video on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DrKuZ-zzNqY\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-link-external\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">158k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>One French analyst <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/oscarlemaire.bsky.social\/post\/3lp7s5rtc6t2e\">reported this week<\/a> that in Europe less than 5% of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered\u2019s sales were made on Xbox platforms. That obviously speaks to the shrinking market share of Microsoft\u2019s ecosystem on the continent, but also the wider implications of Game Pass on full-price software sales.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_D686A7EE1764EB\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-3\" class=\"lazyload\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Obviously we still don\u2019t have enough data to know one way or another what kind of impact this business model is having on Xbox\u2019s bottom line, but it\u2019s becoming increasingly clear that Sony\u2019s more reserved strategy to subscriptions has worked in its favour overall and was ultimately the right call.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/playstation-plus\/related-articles:130617,184707 @ 1751806806 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class=\"related-content\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<section class=\"block author\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>About <span class=\"accent\">Sammy Barker<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4271\/photo\/0\/avatar.jpg?v=1709294233\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sammy Barker\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/get2sammyb.bsky.social\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span> Bluesky<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('get2sammyb');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_K686A7EE17694D\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726246\" data-author=\"users\/225544\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726246\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726246\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/225544\/avatar.jpg?v=1748255014\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Max_the_German\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726246\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Max_the_German<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:05:00+00:00\">44m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>They are all right. Without Gamepass, Microsoft wouldn\u2019t have closed these studios due to costs being too high for the expected success. The proof: Sony offers no Gamepass and has never fired people or closed an entire studio.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726248\" data-author=\"users\/287633\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726248\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726248\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"trev666\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726248\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>trev666<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:06:13+00:00\">43m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>lets not make out that Sony hasnt laid off people, closed studios and cancelled games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8726251\" data-author=\"users\/150937\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726251\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726251\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/150937\/avatar.jpg?v=1715942932\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"johncalmc\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726251\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>johncalmc<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:07:22+00:00\">41m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Everyone who ever tried to argue that Gamepass was sustainable because &#8220;Phil Spencer said so&#8221; should get a lump of coal for Christmas. It was obviously never sustainable. It&#8217;s ridiculous, and little more than a thinly veiled attempt by Xbox to brute force relevance in a market that had long stopped caring about them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726252\" data-author=\"users\/49223\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726252\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726252\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/49223\/avatar.jpg?v=1701706718\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"cusman\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726252\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>cusman<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:08:25+00:00\">40m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I&#8217;ve been saying for years, Microsoft Xbox&#8217;s biggest strategic mistake is the unsustainable Game Pass subscription model.<\/p>\n<p>They spoiled the market for sales on their own consoles and they will never have enough subscribers to make up the costs of these games.<\/p>\n<p>This is why they are now porting &amp; selling all their games on PlayStation, Nintendo, etc where games are still bought by people who want to play them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726256\" data-author=\"users\/280776\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726256\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726256\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280776\/avatar.jpg?v=1737283317\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"graymamba\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726256\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>graymamba<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:12:05+00:00\">37m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@cusman we\u2019ve all been saying it for years mate\u2026 but the bots just accuse us of being fanboys for stating something that held credible critical analysis. The people who are the first to use the fanboy accusation are almost always the actual fanboys.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726258\" data-author=\"users\/175814\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726258\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726258\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/175814\/avatar.jpg?v=1550237925\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"dskatter\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726258\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>dskatter<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:13:25+00:00\">35m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@trev666 Show me the comparable massive across-the-board game studio layoffs\/shutdowns which came out of nowhere that Sony has done in the last five years.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726263\" data-author=\"users\/71951\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726263\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726263\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/71951\/avatar.jpg?v=1733694359\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nintendo4Sonic\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726263\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nintendo4Sonic<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:16:23+00:00\">32m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>That&#8217;s absolutely my talking about Game Pass since a lot of months. But most XBox users are acting like I&#8217;m a fool.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726265\" data-author=\"users\/276878\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726265\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726265\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/276878\/avatar.jpg?v=1743896373\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"UltimateOtaku91\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726265\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UltimateOtaku91<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:16:45+00:00\">32m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>The worst part is is that xbox fans don&#8217;t even care, as long as they get their day one games on gamepass they don&#8217;t bat an eyelid about studio closures or games under performing sales wise. I&#8217;ve seen it myself this week on social media and Purexbox with people saying these Studio closures take nothing away from the amazing releases to come, these games were years away so doesn&#8217;t matter and gamepass is still worth it etc whilst neglecting to see the bigger picture and trying to push a positive narrative.<\/p>\n<p>This is what gamepass has done to its player base, it has made them way too reliant on the service whilst neglecting to buy games and actually support the devs. There&#8217;s clearly going to be more closures, lay offs and even price increases for gamepass and at some point they will start to care, but probably when it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8726266\" data-author=\"users\/351203\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726266\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726266\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/351203\/avatar.jpg?v=1748469496\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Scribedby\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726266\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scribedby<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:17:07+00:00\">32m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Game Pass is something that came along because nobody else was doing it. If you think about the layoffs most can be attributed to the strategy that Microsoft has foreseen. Also though, It\u2019s attributed mostly to how many employees Microsoft has taken on and their internal restructuring that\u2019s putting AI at the forefront of gaming development.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726268\" data-author=\"users\/287633\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726268\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726268\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"trev666\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726268\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>trev666<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:18:08+00:00\">31m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@dskatter <br \/>these studios have been shut in the last 5 years and just last month sony bend just laid off 30% off their staff<\/p>\n<p>studio london<br \/>pixelopus <br \/>neon loi<br \/>firewalk studios<br \/>japan studio<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8726270\" data-author=\"users\/4271\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726270\" data-dislikes=\"2\" data-id=\"8726270\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4271\/avatar.jpg?v=1529104267\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"get2sammyb\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726270\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>get2sammyb<span title=\"Push Square Supporter\" class=\"icon icon-hookshot supporter-badge\"><\/span> <span title=\"Push Square \/ Hookshot Staff\" class=\"icon icon-star user-admin\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:20:57+00:00\">28m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@trev666 No one is ignoring that at all.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726271\" data-author=\"users\/287633\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726271\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726271\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"trev666\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726271\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>trev666<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:22:18+00:00\">27m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@get2sammyb the very first comment on this comments page does<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The proof: Sony offers no Gamepass and has never fired people or closed an entire studio.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726272\" data-author=\"users\/310923\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726272\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726272\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hi569\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726272\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hi569<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:23:20+00:00\">26m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Why do you think they are selling games on playstation now to make up for gamepass not from the goodness of there heart<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726274\" data-author=\"users\/342504\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726274\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726274\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342504\/avatar.jpg?v=1721653637\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oram77\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726274\">14<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oram77<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:26:25+00:00\">22m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I said this before in a previous article, gamepass is an amazing value for the consumer but overall terrible for the gaming industry. Didn&#8217;t Sony come out and say a couple of years ago and say it&#8217;s unsustainable? TO BE CLEAR PS+ is far from perfect before anyone says I&#8217;m trying to start any console war nonsense.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8726276\" data-author=\"users\/351203\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726276\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726276\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/351203\/avatar.jpg?v=1748469496\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Scribedby\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726276\">15<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scribedby<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:27:00+00:00\">22m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Also, if Sony had the capability to do Game Pass. I\u2019m pretty sure they would if they were in Microsoft\u2019s position. But as it stands they aren\u2019t and that\u2019s probably a good thing. If the shoe was on the other foot and all that. That\u2019s why it\u2019s best to see this sort of situation from both sides.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726282\" data-author=\"users\/332621\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726282\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8726282\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/332621\/avatar.jpg?v=1743581019\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ricky-Spanish\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726282\">16<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ricky-Spanish<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:35:24+00:00\">13m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@graymamba So your argument is basically don&#8217;t call me a fan boy because if you do that it makes you a fan boy haha \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726284\" data-author=\"users\/332621\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726284\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8726284\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/332621\/avatar.jpg?v=1743581019\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ricky-Spanish\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726284\">17<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ricky-Spanish<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:39:17+00:00\">10m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>It is what it is as a consumer I&#8217;m winning!!<br \/>People get sacked in the games industry constantly and Microsoft employ more than most!<br \/>I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s more greedy shareholders wanting there cuts of the record profits rather then totally down to gamepass in reality!<br \/>And like someone said earlier if Sony could afford to do it they would \ud83e\udd37<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726289\" data-author=\"users\/87150\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726289\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726289\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/87150\/avatar.jpg?v=1423408868\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Grumblevolcano\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726289\">18<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Grumblevolcano<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:43:32+00:00\">5m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Didn&#8217;t the FTC trial already provide the evidence that Game Pass was unsustainable?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726294\" data-author=\"users\/192411\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726294\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726294\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/192411\/avatar.jpg?v=1746536302\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RBMango\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726294\">19<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RBMango<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:45:59+00:00\">3m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>A LOT of people have been sounding the alarm about Game Pass&#8217;s blindingly obvious unsustainability for many years. The difference now is that many more people don&#8217;t believe Xbox leadership&#8217;s nonsense about GP being profitable and encouraging more spending on their platform. Anyone with a basic grasp of economics and how video games are made knows Phil Spencer&#8217;s honeyed words about the service and its viability are almost all lies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726297\" data-author=\"users\/280776\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726297\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726297\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280776\/avatar.jpg?v=1737283317\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"graymamba\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comment8726297\">20<\/a><\/li>\n<li>graymamba<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:49:07+00:00\">14s ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Ricky-Spanish nope\u2026 that\u2019s just what I\u2019ve found since trying to have a dialogue. You take it however you want to justify your narrative though..l you guys always do.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/i-much-prefer-ps-plus-lifecycle-management-strategy-devs-weigh-in-on-crippling-xbox-game-pass-impact#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_R686A7EE178114\" style=\"min-width:300px; 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