# Ori director says Game Pass ‘could’ve worked’ if Xbox didn’t ‘slop out mediocre content like a factory’ | VGC

> The director of Xbox’s critically acclaimed Ori games has criticized Microsoft’s Game Pass strategy, claiming that the subscription service could’ve been a bigger success if the company didn’t incentivize studios to…

- **Source:** [Videogameschronicle](https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ori-director-says-game-pass-couldve-worked-if-xbox-didnt-slop-out-mediocre-content-like-a-factory/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3864c1e8976fcb37ce02b0)
- **Published:** 2026-06-21
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft #xbox
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a3864c1e8976fcb37ce02b0

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