Xbox Game Pass
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| Developer | Microsoft |
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| Type | Subscription gaming service |
| Launch date | June 1, 2017 May 24, 2017 (Xbox Live Gold access) |
| Platform | Xbox One and Windows 10 over Xbox app |
| Status | Active |
| Website | Official site |
Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service from Microsoft for use with its Xbox One games console. Described as "Netflix for video games", the Xbox Game Pass grants users access to a catalog of games from a range of publishers for a single monthly subscription price. The service was launched on June 1, 2017 while Xbox Live Gold subscribers received priority access on May 24.
On February 28, 2017, Microsoft announced the debut of Xbox Game Pass and made a limited catalog of games available to select members of its Xbox Insider community for testing and feedback. Later in the second quarter of 2017, the service was opened up to players who subscribe to Xbox Live Gold, and then to the general user population. An Xbox Live Gold subscription is not required for Xbox Game Pass, but it is required for any online multiplayer content the games in the catalog may contain.
As part of Microsoft's E3 2017 press conference, Microsoft announced that select Xbox titles would be made available through a new backward-compatibility feature similar to that in place for Xbox 360 titles. In a later interview, Phil Spencer stated that some of those games could make their way onto Game Pass, as well.
On January 23, 2018, Microsoft announced an expansion of Game Pass that would see first-party titles arrive on the catalog day-and-date with the retail release of the game.Sea of Thieves was the first new title to appear on Game Pass on its retail launch date, March 20, 2018.Crackdown 3, State of Decay 2 and Forza Horizon 4 will also be added upon launch, although their launch dates were not announced at the time, and future releases in existing Microsoft franchises, such as Halo and Gears of War, will also be added upon their release. Additionally, select ID@Xbox titles are also added to the service on their release dates, the first being Robocraft Infinity.
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