This week on Next-Gen Console Watch, Ryan and Max dig into Microsoft’s latest shocker: over 9,000 layoffs across various studios. Arkane’s Raphael Colantonio pointed the finger at Game Pass, blaming it for the publisher’s belt-tightening.
But the numbers don’t lie—five of May 2025’s top seven best-sellers were Microsoft titles (all on Game Pass), and they’re still flying off shelves on PlayStation and other platforms. So if Game Pass isn’t tanking sales, what (or who) really deserves the blame?
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