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Microsoft announced Xbox Game Pass subscription service

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jbug617

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At Xbox, we put gamers at the center of everything we do and remain committed to giving you the freedom to play the games you want, with the friends you want, on the devices you want. This year is shaping up to be an exciting one for gamers. As we prepare to launch Project Scorpio this holiday, bringing the most powerful console ever made to the Xbox One family of devices, we continue to make platform improvements to connect the growing community of players on Xbox Live and add to a robust and diverse portfolio of games across Xbox One and Windows 10.

Today, we’re continuing our commitment to give you more options to diversify and expand your library of games with Xbox Game Pass, a new gaming subscription service coming later this spring. Xbox Game Pass gives you unlimited access to over 100 Xbox One and backward compatible Xbox 360 games – all for $9.99 per month.

With great games from top industry publishers such as 2K, 505 Games, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, Capcom, Codemasters, Deep Silver, Focus Home Interactive, SEGA, SNK CORPORATION, THQ Nordic GmbH, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Microsoft Studios, there’s something for everyone to enjoy and you will always find something exciting to play across a variety of genres. Some of the fan favorite titles coming to Xbox Game Pass when it launches to the broader Xbox community in late spring include, Halo 5: Guardians, Payday 2, NBA 2K16 and SoulCalibur II.

One of the best things about Xbox Game Pass is that you can discover and download the full titles directly on your Xbox One. That means continuous, full-fidelity gameplay without having to worry about streaming, bandwidth or connectivity issues. In addition, all Xbox One games in the catalog – and related add-ons – will be available to purchase at an exclusive discount for Xbox Game Pass members, so you can make the games you love part of your permanent library to play whenever you want. Every month new games will cycle into the subscription with some cycling out, giving you a constantly updating library of games. Xbox Game Pass is your ticket to endless play.

It’s important to us that Xbox Game Pass provides an enjoyable and seamless experience. Before the program rolls out to the broader community later this spring, we’ll be testing Xbox Game Pass with select members of the Xbox Insider Program in the Alpha Preview ring, starting today with a very limited number of titles. The titles that are available in Preview are just a small glimpse at the expansive catalog of games that will be available when Xbox Game Pass launches late spring. Xbox Live Gold members will also be receiving exclusive access to Xbox Game Pass prior to the program launching to the broader community. We’ll have more details on timing closer to launch.

We hope you enjoy Xbox Game Pass and all that it has to offer. We’re looking forward to hearing the feedback from the gamers in the Xbox Insider Program and then from the rest of the Xbox community when it’s broadly available later this spring. Your feedback will make this program better for all gamers.

Thank you for your continued passion and support of Xbox.
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https://majornelson.com/2017/02/28/...ccess-to-more-than-100-games/?linkId=34965891
 
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Bits N Pieces

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https://majornelson.com/2017/02/28/...ccess-to-more-than-100-games/?linkId=34965891

At Xbox, we put gamers at the center of everything we do and remain committed to giving you the freedom to play the games you want, with the friends you want, on the devices you want. This year is shaping up to be an exciting one for gamers. As we prepare to launch Project Scorpio this holiday, bringing the most powerful console ever made to the Xbox One family of devices, we continue to make platform improvements to connect the growing community of players on Xbox Live and add to a robust and diverse portfolio of games across Xbox One and Windows 10.

Today, we’re continuing our commitment to give you more options to diversify and expand your library of games with Xbox Game Pass, a new gaming subscription service coming later this spring. Xbox Game Pass gives you unlimited access to over 100 Xbox One and backward compatible Xbox 360 games – all for $9.99 per month.

With great games from top industry publishers such as 2K, 505 Games, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, Capcom, Codemasters, Deep Silver, Focus Home Interactive, SEGA, SNK CORPORATION, THQ Nordic GmbH, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Microsoft Studios, there’s something for everyone to enjoy and you will always find something exciting to play across a variety of genres. Some of the fan favorite titles coming to Xbox Game Pass when it launches to the broader Xbox community in late spring include, Halo 5: Guardians, Payday 2, NBA 2K16 and SoulCalibur II.

One of the best things about Xbox Game Pass is that you can discover and download the full titles directly on your Xbox One. That means continuous, full-fidelity gameplay without having to worry about streaming, bandwidth or connectivity issues. In addition, all Xbox One games in the catalog – and related add-ons – will be available to purchase at an exclusive discount for Xbox Game Pass members, so you can make the games you love part of your permanent library to play whenever you want. Every month new games will cycle into the subscription with some cycling out, giving you a constantly updating library of games. Xbox Game Pass is your ticket to endless play.

It’s important to us that Xbox Game Pass provides an enjoyable and seamless experience. Before the program rolls out to the broader community later this spring, we’ll be testing Xbox Game Pass with select members of the Xbox Insider Program in the Alpha Preview ring, starting today with a very limited number of titles. The titles that are available in Preview are just a small glimpse at the expansive catalog of games that will be available when Xbox Game Pass launches late spring. Xbox Live Gold members will also be receiving exclusive access to Xbox Game Pass prior to the program launching to the broader community. We’ll have more details on timing closer to launch.

We hope you enjoy Xbox Game Pass and all that it has to offer. We’re looking forward to hearing the feedback from the gamers in the Xbox Insider Program and then from the rest of the Xbox community when it’s broadly available later this spring. Your feedback will make this program better for all gamers.

Thank you for your continued passion and support of Xbox.

Phil Spencer
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mdubs

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http://news.xbox.com/2017/02/28/introducing-xbox-game-pass/

Microsoft said:
Today, we're continuing our commitment to give you more options to diversify and expand your library of games with Xbox Game Pass, a new gaming subscription service coming later this spring. Xbox Game Pass gives you unlimited access to over 100 Xbox One and backward compatible Xbox 360 games – all for $9.99 per month.
Read more at http://news.xbox.com/2017/02/28/introducing-xbox-game-pass/#8h280JBK6Rbhe3bw.99
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$9.99 a month, launching in the spring. You download the games to your system, and can purchase them outright for a discounted price to use even after your subscription lapses.

Microsoft said:
One of the best things about Xbox Game Pass is that you can discover and download the full titles directly on your Xbox One. That means continuous, full-fidelity gameplay without having to worry about streaming, bandwidth or connectivity issues. In addition, all Xbox One games in the catalog – and related add-ons – will be available to purchase at an exclusive discount for Xbox Game Pass members, so you can make the games you love part of your permanent library to play whenever you want. Every month new games will cycle into the subscription with some cycling out, giving you a constantly-updating library of games. Xbox Game Pass is your ticket to endless play.
Read more at http://news.xbox.com/2017/02/28/introducing-xbox-game-pass/#6IMKwE3fjjAbwQqQ.99
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List of confirmed publishers:

2K,
505 Games,
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment,
Capcom,
Codemasters,
Deep Silver,
Focus Home Interactive,
SEGA,
SNK CORPORATION,
THQ Nordic GmbH,
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Microsoft Studios
 
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Kill3r7

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Interesting. I am not sure there is a market for this among the hardcore crowd but it could be great for casuals.
 
Okami Haundo

Okami Haundo

Member
This is absolutely fantastic! An Xbox version of Playstation Now that addresses all of my major complaints about the latter? I will absolutely use this.
 
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maxcriden

Member
Awesome idea and price point. Netflix for XBox gaming. Very pleased to see this and hope others follow suit.

IceDoesntHelp said:
So...esentially ps now?

Not streaming i hope.
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Yeah, I am hoping for sure it's not streaming. But, does PS Now offer a monthly price? For some reason I didn't think they did or that if they did it was super high.

Edit: just saw it's not streaming, awesome.
 
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Trago

Member
WOW! That's very interesting.

Ironically the first thought that popped into my head after reading the article is WHY CAN'T NINTENDO DO THIS WITH THEIR VC GAMES??

Still, it'll be interesting to see how Xbox gamers respond to this.
 
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darkazcura

Member
Can't read link. Separate from Gold or does this service have to be bought on top of Gold?

Nintendo and Sony need to take notes here. Great idea.
 
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Flow-Walker

Banned
No Streaming + Discounts for the games in the program:
One of the best things about Xbox Game Pass is that you can discover and download the full titles directly on your Xbox One. That means continuous, full-fidelity gameplay without having to worry about streaming, bandwidth or connectivity issues. In addition, all Xbox One games in the catalog – and related add-ons – will be available to purchase at an exclusive discount for Xbox Game Pass members, so you can make the games you love part of your permanent library to play whenever you want. Every month new games will cycle into the subscription with some cycling out, giving you a constantly-updating library of games. Xbox Game Pass is your ticket to endless play.
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PsihoPerihelion

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I'd totally pay for the same service on PS4. PS Now doesn't count, service is shit if you don't live next to a server.

IceDoesntHelp said:
So...esentially ps now?

Not streaming i hope.
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PS Now, without the shit streaming:

One of the best things about Xbox Game Pass is that you can discover and download the full titles directly on your Xbox One. That means continuous, full-fidelity gameplay without having to worry about streaming, bandwidth or connectivity issues
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Floody

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Should have added a higer tier to Gold instead of another separate Sub service imo. Seem like a good option though.
 
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PackAPunchedMick

Member
Holy shit. Megaton!

Day one subscription. Hope this translates to £5.99.

Not understanding the PS now comparisons though, downloading 100gb worth of halo 5 vs streaming kbps ps3 games.
 
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danowat

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Wonder if Sony will counter it?

Seems like a good idea, $9.99 a month for an all you can eat rental system AND discounts on the games?

Floody said:
Should have added a higer tier to Gold instead of another separate Sub service imo. Seem like a good option though.
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Pretty sure I said sometime ago I could see something like this happening.
 
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Trago

Member
It's straight up Netflix for games. Only you're playing the game natively on console hardware. And 10 bucks a month is a good value.

I'm impressed.
 
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