Xbox Game Pass is the best videogame subscription service on the market. This does not even come close. The games pass’ dominance even forced Sony to revamp PS Plus earlier this year. But, while the game pass is industry-leading, you don’t think you’d like it to be. In an earlier report, Microsoft mentioned that the Game Pass hasn’t hit its growth rate in four years. For its efforts to stop it from being three times in a row, Microsoft wants to undercut its biggest competitors on the cost of living.
A cheaper Game Pass would make us happy, but we doubt Microsoft is ready to throw a single-handed Xbox Live game with gold under this bus.
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A series of credible resources are used by Microsoft, and a ResetEra thread suggests that they’re asking their users what they would fall if they added a cheaper tier to the Xbox Game Pass, rather than one supported by ads. If implemented, the ad-supported Game Pass tier would cost only 3 dollars a month and give users access to game quality, but with limited resources. For example, instead of getting new games day and date, subscribers will have to wait for six months to register new games. But, games from last month’s first party will be available. Also, the only other caveat is that you need to look at an advertisement before you start playing a game.
It will be interesting to see how the game pass tier without day one is going to twitch.
The still unconfirmed service will also include online multiplayer, which costs €9.99 a month with Xbox Live games with Gold. This would imply that Microsoft is also working on a replacement for the much-criticized service. Nevertheless, it would mean Microsoft is sacrificing an additional $10 per month for a significantly cheaper service. The decision doesn’t make any sense in terms of monetary expenses even if it reaches out to the masses of subscriber count. There are plenty of other, non-no-you-can-be, fans of GamePass who take an exit from a tier instead of a full-time deal!
We’re doubtful that Microsoft is willing to be willing to go up to 3 euros for a “lite” variation of the Game Pass, even if it’s supported by ads. Nobody would’ve expected the tech giant to pay to buy Activision Blizzard up to 70,000 ltt. But here we are. A subscription fee of $3 a month may benefit millions of potential new subscribers and raise money.
The general public aren’t very friendly to advertisements; therefore, we doubt gamers will take it to more kindly.
If Netflix and Disney are willing to explore ad-supported tiers, Microsoft should at least be considering if it’s feasible.