Xbox head says Game Pass isn't about replacing game sales

Both are growing, says Phil Spencer

Xbox Game Pass - or PC Game Pass, now - is great value for money. There are lots of games I want to play but will like drop after just a few hours, meaning I can’t justify buying them at full price. Game Pass let’s me sample them. I’m ambivalent however about the growing importance of digital landlords, and I don’t relish a world where I give money to Microsoft rather than the actual makers of games.

But given the success of platforms like Steam and Itch, it’s probably foolish to think Microsoft are in control of what the future of gaming looks like, even if PC Game Pass is good and getting better.

The rest of the interview is worth a read for Spencer’s views on Netflix’s first steps into gaming, and brief mention of Microsoft’s repsonse tostaff mistreatment at Activision Blizzard.

Thanks for the spot,PC Gamer.