Xbox Games Pass subscribers were thrown into a frenzy after Microsoft announced first-party Xbox One exclusive titles will be included for downloading on the same day of their release. Microsoft said the inclusion of blockbuster titles to the game pass is the top request among Xbox gamers.
Game Pass subscribers now have their eyes set on three upcoming video games to be included in the subscription service. First up is the pirate adventure video game "Sea of Thieves" to launch on Mar. 20. More major releases are coming to subscribers like the "Crackdown 3" and "State of Decay 2." Gamers are also looking forward to other games to be included like the latest installments to the "Halo" and "Forza" video game series.
Gamers can test out the Game Pass for a 14-day free trial and then commence on paying $9.99 monthly. The subscription is popular among a number of Xbox Gamers as an unlimited access to a number of selected video games for Xbox One and Xbox 360. Microsoft has been adding new titles to the subscription almost every month. Now gamers are more excited with big titles to be among those to be added in the service.
During an interview with The Verge, Xbox brand head Phil Spencer revealed the reason for the company's decision to include new game releases in the subscription. "The number one request from our customers... was to get blockbuster games Game Pass," Spencer told The Verge. "We'll continue to invest more and more into first party. The fact that those first-party games will launch into Game Pass just gives our customers more choice in how they get to play those games," he added. Spencer also teased gamers about the possibility of a similar Game Pass subscription for PC and Xbox game streaming.
