Phil Spencer and his team would not have accepted a “no” to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service, according to the latest reports.
Former Xbox veteran Richard Irving spoke out about it voiced, how Phil Spencer and his team introduced the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Phil Spencer and his colleagues had to fight against internal doubts and the publishers’ initial disinterest in Xbox Game Pass.
According to Irving, Spencer’s team didn’t take no for an answer and persevered, even though there weren’t many editors on board in the early stages, and there were even some counter-arguments from the doubters on the table.
“In meetings, Mr. Spencer’s staff would present arguments as to why Game Pass wouldn’t work — publishers wouldn’t participate, or it would eat into profits,” Irving said.
“[Phil Spencer] wouldn’t take no for an answer,” he continued. “He was always trying to find a way to make it work.”
Every gamer on this planet should have seen just how successful Xbox Game Pass has become. According to the latest reports, more than 25 million gamers around the world have subscribed to the service.