refers to this comment Spencer made in 2018 with regard to sales being boosted by Xbox Game Pass: "When you put a game like Forza Horizon 4 on Game Pass, you instantly have more players of the game, which is actually leading to more sales of the game." I think it's pretty notable here that Spencer said "like Forza Horizon 4," which is, of course, is the nuanced aspect of the discussion that has escaped some of the discussion. At least, that's what the headlines suggest, but when you dig a little deeper, there was a pretty notable caveat. Therein, Microsoft admitted that Xbox Game Pass hurts full game sales, which seems to run counter to Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer's comments that Xbox Game Pass boosts retail sales. The flurry of scrutiny was triggered by Microsoft's own comments in the discussion with the CMA, over Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard.
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