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News - Former Xbox Exec Ed Fries Is Worried About Game Pass, Here's Why - xSicKxBot - 05-23-2022
Former Xbox Exec Ed Fries Is Worried About Game Pass, Here's Why
<p>Former Xbox executive Ed Fries has reacted to Xbox Game Pass, saying what Microsoft is doing with the subscription service makes him feel "nervous" about its potential impact to negatively impact the gaming landscape in general.</p><p>He told <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=t0mPbwOnzR4">Xbox Expansion Pass</a> because he sees Game Pass as being similar to Spotify, and not necessarily in a good way. "The one thing that they're doing that makes me nervous is Game Pass," Fries said, <a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/former-xbox-exec-says-hes-scared-of-game-passs-potential-impact/">as reported by VGC</a>. "Game Pass scares me because there's a somewhat analogous thing called Spotify that was created for the music business."</p><p>Fries said Spotify "destroyed" the music business--which not all experts agree with--saying Spotify changed listener habits such that people don't buy music anymore.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/former-xbox-exec-ed-fries-is-worried-about-game-pass-heres-why/1100-6503732/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/former-xbox-exec-ed-fries-is-worried-about-game-pass-heres-why/1100-6503732/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f