Would More "Cultural Events" Have Saved Xbox Game Pass?
Mahler argued that Game Pass needed studios to produce "smash hits" and "cultural events," contrary to what developers were told — award-winning critical darlings. However, with no Xbox exclusives being nominated for GOTY since 2010, even that proved unachievable. "What was the big Xbox game in recent years that was just delightfully good?" Mahler continued. "That game doesn't exist. Almost every single first party studio in recent years has been floundering. You'd want Bethesda to create a 'Skyrim in Space' that ought to be better than Skyrim was cause that was an old game: But we got Starfie