Bethesda executive Todd Howard discussed the future of Xbox Game Pass and how game subscription services like it could replicate Netflix's impact on the entertainment industry. We've heard comparisons to the latter before, as Game Pass is often nicknamed "Netflix for games," even though Netflix is a streaming platform and Game Pass offers downloads (in part to attract fans). purchases before a game leaves the service), it means they work a little differently. In Howard's mind, though, the bigger comparison is what Game Pass could do for the quality of games overall, while also reducing pressure on developers to move a certain number of units. 'a retail game. Get the best Xbox Series X deals before everyone else! We'll send you pre-order details and the best Xbox Series X deals as they become available. Please send me details of other relevant Techradar products and future brands. Please send me details of other relevant third party products. No spam, I promise. You can unsubscribe at any time and we will never share your data without your permission. “TV went to the cheapest thing they could do in a long time, reality shows, which I could think of as a free game of tic-tac-toe. What draws the eyes? Is that cheap? Okay, let's get it out,” Howard said in the interview with GI.biz. He adds: “Subscriptions have come and now you see the quality and investment in dramas or historical fiction series. This is where creators can go and create those things that people want and it makes sense for everyone: the people who pay the bills, the people who create it, and the people who consume it. That's what we see happening with games with things like Game Pass." Howard says that there are games, like adventure games, "that don't really make a lot of economic sense at $60, or maybe even $30 if someone's going to play them for five or six o'clock, but in a system like that, it makes a lot of people say, 'Hey, I have to experience this and I wouldn't do it any other way,' and creators have to go away without the burden of, 'Is it going to succeed? do another? '" "I'm extremely optimistic about what something like Game Pass brings, not just to the people who play it, but also to creators who are wild in terms of what they can create," says Howard.