Valve does not plan its own subscription
For years, the Microsoft Responsible have been a strong focus on their Xbox Game Pass. Such a great focus even that your own Xbox consoles are more just the second violin playing. Instead of console sales, Phil Spencer and Co. are more about moving as many players as possible to conclude the Game Pass subscription and to lure them in the Xbox cosmos. Whether the subscribers then play on the PC or Xbox console? Does not matter!
bigger, diverse and soon Omnipresent?
Already now more than 25 million players should use the Games "Flatrate" from Microsoft because it is enormously much equivalent for comparatively little money . And thanks to strategic actions such as the acquisitions of Zenimax / Bethesda and Activision Blizzard , the subscription offer is still noticeably expanded in the coming years, namely by well-known exclusive games, which from the release to the Game Pass To be available.
The just mentioned Bethesdas have already drawn the first consequence and adopted the own launcher . Electronic Arts also offers part of your own library over the Game Pass for quite a while. Competitor Sony, on the other hand, is to work on an alternative offer , which could bring the advantages of PlayStation NOW and plus under a hat.
What Plant Valve for Steam?
Another "big player" in the market is Valve, with its popular distribution platform Steam. The money would be there to build a game-pass competition subscription. In an interview with PC Gamer, Newell recently explained that there is no plans for this: "Das is nothing of what we think we should do it myself, so to build a subscription service at that time. For our customers Would certainly be such a thrilling option. Therefore, we would be very happy to work with you to get it on Steam. "
Wait a moment! Who is "them", and what is "it"? Exactly! Gabe Newell seems to find the idea exciting to somehow integrate the Xbox Game Pass on Steam. EA Play has existed since 2020 in Steam. But you certainly have to overcome some hurdles in order to be able to offer the Game Pass in a comparable form. However, nothing is made. So now from us the question to you: would you want to use the Game Pass over Steam? Betray us in the comments!
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