Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass, Netflix-Style Gaming For the Xbox One (polygon.com)

Posted by msmash on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @04:05AM from the netflix-like-gaming dept.

Microsoft today announced it is moving into the world of Netflix-style game subscriptions with Xbox Game Pass, a monthly service coming this spring that will give you a selection of games you can download and play on your Xbox One for $9.99 a month. From a report on Polygon: The service will include "over 100 games," including Halo 5: Guardians, Payday 2, NBA 2K16 and SoulCalibur II. "One of the best things about Xbox Game Pass is that you can discover and download the full titles directly on your Xbox One," the official post states. Any game you buy through the service will be sold to you at a 20 percent discount. An alpha preview of the program begins today with "a very limited" number of games, and Xbox Live Gold subscribers will get first crack at the program this spring. It also sounds as if the service may be available, at least in part, on the PC.

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Gold vs Pass by FredrikKarlsson · 2017-02-28 05:55 · Score: 3, Informative

Whats the different between Xbox Gold and Xbox Pass?
Gold gives you free games each 2nd week
Pass lets you rent games each month
"Each week, Xbox Live Gold members can save up to 50-75%"
Pass saves you 20%
How is this anything like Netflix? And why should I not pass on Pass?