Will it work long term? Who knows, but for now it’s a fantastic deal for consumers. Microsoft is banking hard that a subscription service like this is the future of gaming, with the recent acquisition of Zenimax and proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard eyed to keeping the Game Pass content pipeline chugging along. Game Pass consistently adds great games every month, with recent favorites like Death’s Door, Psychonauts 2, Forza Horizon 5, and It Takes Two arriving on the service over the last year. Microsoft’s Netflix-style subscription service lets you download hundreds of games for your Xbox or PC for as little as $10 a month, and as long as you subscribe they’ll always be on your dashboard, waiting to be played. PC Game Pass is now available in 86 markets worldwide, including new markets in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.Xbox Game Pass has long been a bargain. “Gamers in these new markets can sign up for the PC Game Pass Preview programme giving them immediate access to a library of hundreds of high-quality PC games on Windows, including new Xbox Game Studios releases on day one, iconic Bethesda games, an EA Play membership, and member-only benefits in Riot Games,” said Microsoft. Meanwhile, Microsoft has opened up its preview of PC Game Pass to 40 new countries. The plan lets users share Xbox Game Pass Ultimate benefits with up to four other friends or family members, the report mentioned. Moreover, the tech giant has also been working on its Friends & Family plan for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Also Read - Microsoft Edge gets new features: AI image generator, cross-device sharing, more “We have stopped our previous introductory offer for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass and are evaluating different marketing promotions for new members in the future,” Kari Perez, head of global communications at Xbox, was quoted as saying. Also Read - WhatsApp's new feature will let you share status updates as Facebook Stories

The trial was available for years but wasn’t always available in some markets, and it appears Microsoft is now considering new promotions for new Game Pass members, reports The Verge. Also Read - Google Search to get GPT-style conversational AI: Sundar Pichai Microsoft has stopped its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscription platforms, which allowed users to try the service for $1 for the first month before upgrading to more expensive plans.

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