Phil Spencer was caught dropping facts.
pcgamer.com/leaked-email-reveals-phil-spencers-damning-verdict-on-aaa-games-most-publishers-are-riding-the-success-of-franchises-created-10-years-ago/
I suggest reading this one. He goes into talking about how publishers will not invest in projects that don't guarantee returns so they don't have a catalog of new IPs to fill in when old IPs tire, so they need to rely on game pass.
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