In an interview, Phil Spencer, head of the Microsoft Gaming branch, gave the prospects for the evolution of the Xbox Game Pass, which will undoubtedly go through an increase in prices.
In an interview with AxiosPhil Spencer, the director of Microsoft Gaming, gave a quick update on the Xbox Game Pass offer. After announcing its desire to continue to capitalize on the subscription system that is the great hour of Microsoft, the strong man of the console reiterates his desire to make more and more games accessible to allto understand on PC, consoles and mobiles via Game Pass and the cloud.
And the CEO to admit that the question of an increase in costs would be completely legitimate. In the snippets of conversations revealed on Twitter by journalist Stephen Totilo, Phil Spencer attempts an answer:
I feel like I can’t prove otherwise. [Les gens demandent] when will the Game Pass price go up? “They buy all these studios. You know, it’s inevitable. Even though it’s been, like, four years now since we’ve increased it. But it’s like, ‘you know, it’s coming’ or ‘when they’re number one, they’re going to start doing all these exclusive deals because, you know, that’s what we do at Xbox’. And all I can do is make the decisions that come our way and try to be explicit about what our goals are.
“But it’s like, ‘You know, it’s coming’ ‘When they are number one, they’re going to start doing all those exclusive deals that, like, you know, Xbox has history’ and all I can do is make the decisions that are in front of us and try to be explicit about what our goals are”
—Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) February 8, 2022
It must be admitted that the answer is not the most transparent. Corn Phil Spencer already seems to be apologizing for something that hasn’t happened yet. A little earlier in the conversation, the leader already believed that he was doing his best to be as altruistic as possible despite the criticism he was facing on social networks and his goal of profitability.
I see people tweeting at me, “Hey, there’s nothing altruistic about Xbox boss Phil Spencer.” I don’t know if I would say that there is nothing… I have a vision on the role that video games can play. But I’m also in charge of running a business within a listed company…
More games on Game Pass, more games exclusive to Xbox, and more games at all on the console thanks to acquisitions: let’s face it, the price of the subscription may increase. How much and when is another question…
What would be the fair price of a subscription like the Game Pass? If you say free, you win a place for Bisouville with King Touronchon.
