Xbox Game Pass was a good idea in theory, former Forza Horizon 5 director says, but "the reality is not enough people have subscribed"

Mike Brown, former Forza Horizon 5 director at Playground Games, states that Xbox Game Pass failed to attract enough subscribers to justify Microsoft's massive content spending. He argues that while the service was a good theoretical idea, the reality of low subscription numbers directly contributed to the current Xbox reset. According to Brown, this failure is the primary driver behind the recent wave of studio exits, game cancelations, and widespread layoffs across the Xbox ecosystem.