PC players get an Xbox game pass – Variety

The Xbox Game Pass will soon be available on PC, according to Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft.

Xbox Game Pass is a monthly service that costs $ 10 and gives players access to more than 100 games available for download.

During the call of the first quarter results of Microsoft's fiscal year 2019, which took place on Wednesday, Nadella stressed the importance of increasing the way in which the company reaches the players, thus calling the "loyal and valuable community" which is Microsoft's main asset.

Indeed, gambling revenues were impressive for Microsoft this quarter, registering a 44% increase over the previous year. Xbox software and services alone have contributed to a 36% increase, and this increase can be attributed primarily to the "strength of third-party title," according to the publishing publication of the publication of Earning's publication Microsoft release for the first quarter.

"What I will say is essential when it comes to gaming, it's having a platform on which players are already present," Nadella said. "It means you must have a platform surrounded by a community and well monetized."

Nadella refers to it as the key to the success of Xbox and wants to strengthen the community of Microsoft players.

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"We will make sure that we continue to increase the strength of the community. You already see that "Minecraft" is present on all platforms and the intensity of the community is increasing, and you will see us do more than that, "Nadella said. "Obviously, using Game Pass on a PC will be an important part of it. And then streaming is only a natural extension of that.

Nadella was referring to the next Xbox streaming service, Project xCloud, which could expand the game offer to users.

Although we do not have a planned date for the moment when computer users can expect their own Game Pass to be published, this will certainly be in line with Microsoft's goal of unifying the gaming community on its platforms, a goal shared by Phil Spencer, head of gaming.

In an interview with Variety in June, Spencer suggested that what we know now will come to fruition.

"We are not announcing anything here," Spencer said. "But the way to take a service like Game Pass and transfer it to PC is a natural pass."