E3: Talking Point: Should Sony Introduce a Game Pass Subscription of Its Own?
Subscription wars.
Besides the lack of gameplay demos and Banjo-Kazooie, perhaps the biggest story of E3 2019 has been Microsoft’s excellent Game Pass subscription. The platform holder pushed the package hard – as it has done for a couple of years now – with the vast majority of games on its stage scheduled to debut as part of the service. This means that anyone with an active membership will be able to play a large part of the Xbox One’s slate at no extra cost – including blockbusters like Gears 5 and Bleeding Edge.
It’s an extremely compelling pitch, and with subs frequently on sale, it means you can effectively get hundreds of new (and older) games for a few bucks. Now obviously there are some minor caveats: titles do occasionally rotate and you will “lose” the software should your subscription lapse. But when you’re paying less than £50 for annual access to almost the entirety of Microsoft Game Studios’ library and dozens of third-party titles on top, it’s hard to complain. This is an extremely compelling proposition, whichever way you slice it.
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