It looks like we’ll soon have a new Game Pass option from Microsoft, which will allow you to share accounts, not only with family, but also with friends across the country.
Those of us who have been playing videogames for many years are somewhat suspicious of proposals such as Xbox GamePass and the like, because it ends part of the magic of video games related to collecting. It is also a cut of rights. You no longer own the games, now you pay a monthly rent and if you stop paying you have nothing. Although there are colleagues who do not think the same…
But it is undeniable that the Xbox GamePass It is very attractive for the new generations, whose economy does not allow them to spend 80 euros for each game. GamePass allows play more than a hundred games on Xbox consoles and PC by paying a monthly subscriptionin addition to advantages such as multiplayer or cloud play.
Its success has forced Sony to launch its own alternative, PlayStation Plus Premium. And now Microsoft is going one step further by enabling Game Pass sharing with family and friends.
Xbox Game Pass already had 25 million users at the beginning of the year, but Microsoft is not satisfied with this, and prepares new options to attract even more people. The Italian Twitter account Updates Lumiaspecialized in leaks, has leaked the logo and a name: Game Pass Friends & Family, a new option to share the subscription with family and friends.
It’s not really a secret, since Microsoft has been testing this option for a few weeks in Colombia and Ireland. But until now we did not know the name, and it was thought that it would only be available to family members. Now we know that it also extends to friends. The only condition is that they are all in the same country.
In the tests that are being carried out in Ireland, they offer the option of pay 21.99 euros per month to share the account with up to 4 family members or friends. A very advantageous option because each one only has to pay less than 5 euros per month.
Currently, Game Pass Ultimatewhich seems to be the option that will offer sharing accounts, costs €12.99 per monthbut can only be used with one account.
There are still unknowns to be resolved, such as whether there will be any limitation when using the subscription simultaneously.
Microsoft has found a gold mine in the Game Passwhich Sony can barely answer, and is willing to make the most of it.
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