Andrew Willis (former Doom producer) has criticized how Microsoft has handled Xbox Game Pass, calling it “extremely poorly managed.” Willis says “Microsoft was ever able to figure out exactly how to measure the success of Game Pass”, Was it based on how many hours played, was it games installed,... was it user retention? He also says DOOM: The Dark Ages shouldn’t have been on Game Pass, saying: “Doom should not have been on there. That was a stupid idea.” via: Kiwi Talkzshow more

Explain Forza Horizon 6 and Expedition 33, Silksong, Palworld, etc. It's not Game Pass. It's the GAMES.

I'm not defending GP. But if you’re putting all the blame on them, how do you explain your game flopping on both PlayStation and Steam.

Forza Horizon has launched in game pass and been successful Maybe ID just made a dogshit Doom

Doom the dark ages was on every platform (besides the switch) on launch & it sold poorly. Forza launch on GP & was one of the best selling games this year. Naw you just made a trash doom game & now that phill isn't there they need to lock tf in

Lol, that clown Kiwi Talkz is gonna invite anybody that trashes xbox to his show. Doom the dark ages was on ps5 and steam too, and sold poorly everywhere, they just cling to gamepass, because they dont want to accept that many doom fans didnt like the game at launch.

that sony money is making the rounds today...

Doom: TDA starts off slow and boring. I'd have refunded it if I had bought it. But it was on Game Pass, so I persevered. About 1/3 of the way into the game it clicked for me and I enjoyed it. I've played many more games because of Game Pass. That's the KPI the matters to me.

Some mfrs deserve to be fired

I have NVR liked DOOM games. Nvr bought one, nvr wanted to. Played Eternal and Dark Ages BECAUSE of XGPass. It's the ONLY reason I tried it. Still don't vibe w/ the game, but I gave a chance bkuz of Game Pass! Thats success. Doom is on my radar with every release!

“Nobody ever told me about the numbers… but the numbers never made any sense”

Game companies should make developers and players happy, not those damn shareholders and executives. Why do so many people in the gaming industry oppose pleasing fans when other entertainment industries are changing. They don't even care how many people are playing their games.

I think he’s kinda right but I think the main issue for every game now days is this. “Why should I buy your game the day it releases”. Tell me why buying the game day 1 is more beneficial whenever I can get it on sale a year later for 25$ with all dlc and no bugs especially as

Sad to let him go, I really liked the Revelations DLC. That being said, no, DOOM TDA was right to be in Game Pass and a lot of people like me would've probably never even considered to play it if not in the service.

If dude talked less and focused on making the best experience possible for gamers, he may have a job by now.

Well, didn't Asha point out the piss-poor management for everything across the board? But I do agree with him: Microsoft's strategies were bad and purely investor-motivated. Asha is doing things the right way and succeeding. But can she right all these wrongs?

Ding ding ding for the dumb ass fanboys in the back

Doom The Dark Ages just didn’t sell nor was that played overall for whatever reason. Can bitch about game pass all they want lol but didn’t matter Even tho Dark Ages was my personal favorite

en parte sí, pero el problema no es game pass, son las metas que debe pedir xbox para cada juego, con DOOM: The Dark Ages el problema es que su público era casi exclusivamente los que habían jugado los primeros dos juegos, un jugador nuevo necesitaba jugar los anteriores antes

Sour grapes

Game pass wasn't the problem but all the mandatory ray tracing they put that you cannot switch off which limited a lot of the doom community to play the game on PC, once again, it's not a service issue, it was the game, plus it wasn't at the same level as eternal.

It’s really sad seeing what this account has become. It’s basically a gossip rag for gaming. Pathetic.

There's probably a good reason why he's a former producer and not a current producer

Dark Sold poorly and platforms with way larger install bases. Only thing that he would have gotten was even less players period.

Doom my 2nd favorite game franchise of all time & Doom Slayer my second favorite game protagonist of all time next to Halo/Master Chief & I love The Dark Ages but don't blame game pass when it was also on PS & Steam.

Hey keep blaming Gamepass but how did the Dark Ages do on PlayStation and Steam?