Microsoft's Newly-Announced "Xbox Game Pass"

On February 28th of 2017, Major Nelson published an article on his blog at the break of day announcing Microsoft's answer to "PlayStation Now". This answer has been deemed "Xbox Game Pass".

"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."

The repertoire of gaming included in the monthly subscription service is advertised as over one hundred, as of the time of launch. Unlike "PlayStation Now", "Xbox Game Pass" will not be purely a streaming service as users will be able to download their games included. In "Playstation Now", there are over 400 games available - which easily trumps the amount of games in "Xbox Game Pass"; however, users are required to buy each game individually for a certain period of time (up to ninety days for prices which are usually more expensive than that of buying the game as a physical copy), despite the monthly subscription fee and typically-laggy gaming quality due to it being a streaming-based service.

"Xbox Game Pass" has 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 wi

ll 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.

"Xbox Game Pass" basically learns from what the fans and users of PlayStation Now dislike about the service and aims to improve on it in any way possible. The non-streaming service releases in "Spring 2017" and has no price revealed yet.