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srcset=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/2eba655ce024a\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass-1.450x.jpg 450w, https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/2eba655ce024a\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass-1.900x.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 450px, (min-width: 800px)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/2eba655ce024a\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"'The Tension Is Hurting a Lot of People': Ex-Bethesda Boss Speaks Out on Subs Like Xbox Game Pass 1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If there\u2019s anyone best placed to speak on the impact of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.purexbox.com\"><strong>Xbox Game Pass<\/strong><\/a>, it\u2019s ex-Bethesda boss Pete Hines, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/pete-hines-leaving-bethesda\">left the publisher in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hines enjoyed a wildly successful 24 years at the company, and so he saw first-hand the impact of Microsoft\u2019s acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>And while he admitted that he\u2019s been out of the picture for a little while now, he said he saw some \u201cshort sighted decision making several years ago\u201d which \u201cseems to be bearing out the way I said\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full quote from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dbltap.com\/features\/24-years-bethesda-with-pete-hines\">DBLTAP<\/a>, as part of a wider interview which also touches on PREY, The Elder Scrolls, and much more:<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Best PS5 Games Of 2024 (So Far) | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?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=y-XGB8_bQ3s\" 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\">161k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m not working in any of these companies anymore, and so I don&#8217;t assume that everything I knew while I was in the industry still holds true today. At the same time, I&#8217;m involved enough to know I saw what I considered to be some short sighted decision making several years ago, and it seems to be bearing out the way I said.<\/p>\n<p>Subscriptions have become the new four letter word, right? You can&#8217;t buy a product anymore. When you talk about a subscription that relies on content, if you don&#8217;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 \u2013 without which your subscription is worth jack sh*t \u2013 then you have a real problem.<\/p>\n<p>You need to properly acknowledge, compensate and recognise what it takes to create that content and not just make a game, but make a product. That tension is hurting a lot of people, including the content creators themselves, because they&#8217;re fitting into an ecosystem that is not properly valuing and rewarding what they&#8217;re making.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ex-Sony executive Shawn Layden recently made similar comments on Xbox Game Pass, arguing that it\u2019s turning developers into \u201cwage slaves\u201d. He was quick to share Hines\u2019 comments on social media, saying \u201cPete\u2019s quote nails it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a ton of discussion on the topic, Microsoft has always insisted that its subscription is profitable. Although it\u2019s gone through various price increases and adjustments over the past few years, and the company obfuscates its actual profits.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/shawnlayden\/status\/1964121619405984209 @ 2025-09-06T12:23:21+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pete&#8217;s quote nails it.<br \/>\ud83d\udca5\ud83c\udfae\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc99<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xKqjKpsmNU\">https:\/\/t.co\/xKqjKpsmNU<\/a><\/span>\u2014 shawn layden \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 (@ShawnLayden) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnLayden\/status\/1964121619405984209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>PlayStation, to its credit, has consistently said it believes the Xbox Game Pass model is unsustainable. Earlier in the generation, the organisation was put under a lot of pressure to copy the business model.<\/p>\n<p>It eventually introduced multiple tiers of <strong>PS Plus<\/strong>, which provide a rolling catalogue of releases, including <em>some<\/em> day one games. However, it\u2019s always resisted the temptation to devalue its own software in the service upon release.<\/p>\n<p>Industry-wide subscription spending has been up in the US recently, but it remained stagnant for several years, despite price increases.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, we think it\u2019s probably safe to say that while Xbox Game Pass <em>does<\/em> represent great value, it\u2019s <em>not<\/em> the future of gaming, as was hypothesised at the start of the generation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/related-articles:184387,185821 @ 1757157837 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" 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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_N68BC22BC3D8AD\" 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-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" 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\">13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2025\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8808973\" data-author=\"users\/332621\" data-subject=\"comments\/8808973\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8808973\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/332621\/avatar.jpg?v=1757071097\" 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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8808973\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ricky-Spanish<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-06T11:30:04+00:00\">32m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Nothing like a good old gamepass\/Xbox bashing to start the weekend guys!!<br \/>\nSure at least nobody has to suffer it on playstation \u270c\ufe0f<\/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 is-supporter\" id=\"comment8808976\" data-author=\"users\/4271\" data-subject=\"comments\/8808976\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8808976\">\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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8808976\">2<\/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=\"2025-09-06T11:32:41+00:00\">29m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Ricky-Spanish Bashing, or interesting insight from someone who was on the inside and saw the impact first-hand? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8808978\" data-author=\"users\/332621\" data-subject=\"comments\/8808978\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8808978\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/332621\/avatar.jpg?v=1757071097\" 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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8808978\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ricky-Spanish<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-06T11:36:46+00:00\">25m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@get2sammyb Do you report positive quotes aswell or just the negative ones??<br \/>Beating a dead horse comes to mind but that&#8217;s just me \ud83e\udd37<br \/>Have fun guy&#8217;s \u270c\ufe0f<\/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=\"comment8808980\" data-author=\"users\/184844\" data-subject=\"comments\/8808980\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8808980\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/184844\/avatar.jpg?v=1725111293\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Old-Red\"><\/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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8808980\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Old-Red<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-06T11:38:06+00:00\">23m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>The whole subscription model is a trap designed to control what we play and how we play it.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t progress the industry in the favour of customers at all or encourage creativity from developers. The way MS has treated so many of the developers they&#8217;ve spent fortunes taking out of the industry and shutting down was inevitable. They&#8217;re not interested in making interesting or fun games for us, they simply want to control the industry.<\/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=\"comment8808981\" data-author=\"users\/276878\" data-subject=\"comments\/8808981\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8808981\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/276878\/avatar.jpg?v=1755816751\" 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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8808981\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UltimateOtaku91<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-06T11:39:33+00:00\">22m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Here come those in denial&#8230;<\/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=\"comment8808989\" data-author=\"users\/70523\" data-subject=\"comments\/8808989\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8808989\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/70523\/avatar.jpg?v=1376227763\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Darkri74345\"><\/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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8808989\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Darkri74345<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-06T11:44:09+00:00\">17m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Ricky-Spanish Push Square is the worst about this. They\u2019re purely negative about almost everything. Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox are always more neutral.<\/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=\"comment8808993\" data-author=\"users\/332621\" data-subject=\"comments\/8808993\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8808993\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/332621\/avatar.jpg?v=1757071097\" 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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8808993\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ricky-Spanish<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-06T11:45:27+00:00\">16m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Darkri74345 That&#8217;s for sure!\ud83d\udc4f\u270c\ufe0f<\/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=\"comment8808994\" data-author=\"users\/195938\" data-subject=\"comments\/8808994\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8808994\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/195938\/avatar.jpg?v=1704036612\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jeaz\"><\/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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8808994\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jeaz<span title=\"Push Square Supporter\" class=\"icon icon-hookshot supporter-badge\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-06T11:45:28+00:00\">16m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Always been sceptical about Game Pass or similar from the start, math just didnt add up for how this would be better for devs, and with that worse for gamers. Great for corps though.<\/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=\"comment8808997\" data-author=\"users\/324380\" data-subject=\"comments\/8808997\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8808997\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/324380\/avatar.jpg?v=1677223681\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Slippship\"><\/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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8808997\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Slippship<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-06T11:53:21+00:00\">8m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t know why I have it, I stopped playing online a while ago on PS. The games are a bonus but I play less as I get older. I do share the ps5 with the kids and they get the money out of it I suppose. Only ever had game pass or xbox gold I think it was on 360, and only then when you got a free month.<\/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=\"comment8808999\" data-author=\"users\/150937\" data-subject=\"comments\/8808999\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8808999\">\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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8808999\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>johncalmc<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-06T11:54:55+00:00\">7m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>If you actually care about the industry and follow what&#8217;s happening and you&#8217;re not looking at it through the lens of &#8216;this console good because it&#8217;s the one I have&#8217; fanboyism, Gamepass has always been deeply troubling. I get the value. That&#8217;s obvious. But if a deal is too good to be true it usually isn&#8217;t. And consumers who are winning now will end up losing in the long term.<\/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=\"comment8809000\" data-author=\"users\/191364\" data-subject=\"comments\/8809000\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8809000\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/191364\/avatar.jpg?v=1525824811\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"AhmadSumadi\"><\/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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8809000\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AhmadSumadi<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-06T11:55:34+00:00\">6m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Darkri74345 Pure Xbox is always positive. I guess it depends on what you wanna hear. Because Pure Xbox only says how great Game Pass is. Take Push Square and balance yourself.<\/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=\"comment8809003\" data-author=\"users\/242928\" data-subject=\"comments\/8809003\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8809003\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/242928\/avatar.jpg?v=1588701187\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Starkei\"><\/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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8809003\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Starkei<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-06T11:57:47+00:00\">4m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>This is a really interesting interview on the history of Bethesda. Well worth a read.<\/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=\"comment8809004\" data-author=\"users\/187738\" data-subject=\"comments\/8809004\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8809004\">\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=\"Cutmastavictory\"><\/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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#comment8809004\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cutmastavictory<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-06T11:58:14+00:00\">3m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I didn&#8217;t major in business at all in college, but I was sure right about the hazards of game pass. Was pretty obvious.<\/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\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass#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_U68BC22BC3F657\" 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-after-comments\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/related\/articles\/bethesda,pete-hines,xbox @ 1757157801 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles-2\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/86631fe1c286b\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Helldivers 2 Xbox Sales Estimates Predict a Helluva Start for Sony's Live Service\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">Helldivers 2 Xbox Sales Estimates Predict a Helluva Start for Sony&#8217;s Live Service<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Will it change PlayStation&#8217;s thinking?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/f11cedcf22ee3\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sony's Helldivers 2 on Xbox Gamble Is Absolutely Paying Off\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">Sony&#8217;s Helldivers 2 on Xbox Gamble Is Absolutely Paying Off<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Now the platform&#8217;s &#8220;Top Paid&#8221; game<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/0cc42f72febdd\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Indiana Jones Uncovers The Order of Giants in New PS5 DLC Out Now\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">Indiana Jones Uncovers The Order of Giants in New PS5 DLC Out Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Priced at \u00a317.99 \/ $19.99<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_Y68BC22BC3F733\" 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-after-related-articles\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/09\/the-tension-is-hurting-a-lot-of-people-ex-bethesda-boss-speaks-out-on-subs-like-xbox-game-pass\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;The Tension Is Hurting a Lot of People&#8217;: Ex-Bethesda Boss Speaks Out on Subs Like Xbox Game Pass Image: Push Square If there\u2019s anyone best placed to speak on the impact of Xbox Game Pass, it\u2019s ex-Bethesda boss Pete Hines, who left the publisher in 2023. 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