Reports emerged this week that Microsoft plans to make major changes to Game Pass subscriptions. The news, which centered around the company’s desire to refuse to launch new products on Game Pass on the same day as it was released, caused a stir on social networks. The Xbox team itself has commented anonymously on the rumor, essentially confirming that subscribers will receive all announced Day One releases, but not denying that things will change with future releases.
Well-known gaming industry insider NateTheHate regularly reports accurate information to Microsoft (although he sometimes makes mistakes), Tellthe original source of the Game Pass rumor apparently has good sources on Xbox.
The person feeding him the information clearly knew something. Whether the planned timeline will remain the same or change, we’ll know over time.
People familiar with the matter highlighted that the same sources who shared the Game Pass rumors are now talking about Microsoft’s plans last year to replace Core with Essential and make other changes to the subscription. Ultimately, this was confirmed, but not completely. The source appears to have information from Xbox, but as for the initiatives being developed, not all of them will receive final approval from management.
