Ori CEO Thomas Mahler calls Game Pass “mediocre slop factory” and compares it to Communism
Mahler argues subscriptions collapse when first-party games fail to become smash hits and cultural events.

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Mahler argues subscriptions collapse when first-party games fail to become smash hits and cultural events.
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