Recent earnings and revenues of Microsoft suggest that the Xbox Game Pass subscription might get taken to the PC platform soon.
Microsoft’s Xbox Games Pass service is often dubbed as “Netflix for video games.” This name sits quite right with it actually as it’s pattern quite resembles Netflix. The game pass is exclusive to Xbox One Recent earnings of Microsoft suggest that they might be looking to expand it further. So, it might not be as far as it looks to see a PC subscription service of Xbox Game Pass come out.
Actually, this might be an ideal time to launch the gaming services on PC platform. As Xbox Game Pass list of subscriptions continues to grow. Recent FY19 Q1 earnings of Microsoft also supports its clear growth.
Gaming revenues of Microsoft showed a 44 % rise according to the earnings release. Furthermore, Xbox services and software also saw a 34 % share in the growth. In the light of these impressive numbers, Microsoft wants to develop Xbox Game Pass for PC too.
Satya Nadella, their CEO expressed that Microsoft wishes to offer it to PC users now. Meanwhile, he also highlighted how Xbox has increased its reach through cross-platform presence. So, Xbox Game Pass can be a valuable asset to further expand this reach.
Moreover, with such great Xbox Game Pass deals coming out on consoles PC users won’t hesitate to join it. Xbox Game Pass is a service which allows access to a wide range of games upon subscription. On top of that, the library keeps rotating every month so the variety is quite extensive too.
Recently, PayPal teamed up with Microsoft to give out an awesome Xbox Game Pass deal for 1-month free access. Moreover, titles like “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” got added to it on launch day as well.
Microsoft has been exploring options for Xbox Game Pass for a while now. They even value the feedback of their fans for any improvement suggestions. As things stand right now, Xbox Game Pass subscription on PC seems inevitable.
