– Former Microsoft exec Ed Fries has expressed concern over the potential impression the corporate’s Sport Go subscription service may have on the video games business.
– Fries didn’t give an express reply however mentioned that he was ‘scared’ of the impression Sport Go may have, ought to it turn into a dominant enterprise mannequin like Spotify has within the music business.
– “The one factor that they’re doing that makes me nervous is Sport Go,” he mentioned. “Sport Go scares me as a result of there’s a considerably analogous factor referred to as Spotify that was created for the music enterprise.
– “When Spotify took off it destroyed the music enterprise, it actually reduce the annual income of the music enterprise in half,” the previous Microsoft exec claimed. “It’s made it so individuals simply don’t purchase songs anymore.
– “So we’ve got to watch out we don’t create the identical system within the recreation enterprise. These markets are extra fragile than individuals realise. I noticed the video games business destroy itself within the early 80s
– “So Sport Go makes me nervous. As a buyer, I like it. I like Spotify as a buyer: I’ve all of the songs I’d ever need… it’s an important deal as a buyer. Nevertheless it isn’t essentially nice for the business.”
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Do you agree? Will Sport Go destroy the online game business?
