Xbox Boss Talks About A Netflix For Games, "Upping" First-Party Investment

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KLXVER said:

LivingMetal said:

Xbox Boss Talks About A Netflix For Games, "Upping" First-Party Investment

Spencer spoke about the success of the games-as-a-service model, where games like Destiny are supported over the long-term rather than being released as a title that's never updated or expanded. This in turn led to the subject of single-player, story-based games and how they don't necessarily lend themselves to that model, which could lead to a decline in how often we see them.

"I've looked at things like Netflix and HBO, where great content has been created because there's this subscription model. [Xbox first-party publishing GM] Shannon Loftis and I are thinking a lot about, well, could we put story-based games into the Xbox Game Pass business model because you have a subscription going? It would mean you wouldn't have to deliver the whole game in one month; you could develop and deliver the game as it goes."

Spencer has expressed a similar sentiment before, but Microsoft still has not announced any formal plans to release original games through Game Pass. The service's alpha ends tomorrow, with a full launch set to follow sometime this spring.

For the full article, please go to:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-boss-talks-about-a-netflix-for-games-upping-f/1100-6449634/

Ugh...sounds horrible.

Very suspicious to me especially using a subscription as the basis to push an idea.  At least that what I'm gathering from it.