Xbox pauses new third-party Game Pass deals as it rethinks strategy
TL;DR
A veteran industry executive claims Microsoft is pausing negotiations for new third-party Game Pass deals while it reassesses its gaming strategy, with broader restructuring and upcoming financial results expected to reveal more, though the claims are secondhand and unverified.
- "Everybody got the rug pulled out from under them": Xbox are putting third-party Game Pass deals "on pause", claims publishing veteran Rock Paper Shotgun
- Xbox reportedly stops signing third-party Game Pass deals Eurogamer.net
- Is Xbox freezing third-party Xbox Game Pass deals? Here's what's being said, and why I don't buy it. Windows Central
- Report: Xbox Has No 'Blanket Plans' To End Funding For Third-Party Game Pass Titles Pure Xbox
- Xbox Restructuring: No More Game Pass for 3rd Party Studios? TechPowerUp
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