For Phil Spencer, vice president of Microsoft, ensuring that users have access to everything on multiple devices should be a standard.
Xbox Series X will hit stores in late 2020 not only as the most powerful console in Microsoft history, but also as the start of a new generation that involves changes in the way of consuming video games. Phil Spencer, Microsoft Vice President and Chief Xbox Officer, has stated on IGN's Unlocked podcast how important it will be to power subscription models.
With an Xbox Game Pass and its Ultimate aspect increasingly established in the market, for Spencer the subscription programs will help "reduce the individual impact of the purchase" of a video game. In fact, one policy that will remain intact with Xbox Series X is to include all first-party launch games on Xbox Game Pass, without having to make a separate purchase. In this way, Halo: Infinite will be available the first day on both Xbox One and the new console, where exclusive intergenerational will be shared until the end of the year 2021.
In the United States, the subscription model has a greater implementation than in Europe. For example, the so-called Xbox All Access allows you to pay $ 24 a month in exchange for an Xbox One X console and 24-month access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (which also includes the subscription to Gold to play online).
As Spencer points out, a subscription model can also offset the price of an individual purchase, thus reducing the effect that the purchase of a console has for the consumer by not having to pay $ 60 for each game they buy, but a small monthly amount. Xbox Game Pass currently costs $ 9.99 a month; unless we take advantage of an offer or promotion.
Xbox Series X Summer Reservations; price not decided
The starting price for Xbox Series X is undecided. In that same meeting, the manager assures that they will remain "agile" when making that decision, since the number is still flexible and is subject to many factors. It has also explained the reason why the console has dispensed with an optical audio output.
All in all, Xbox Series X will launch in Christmas 2020, if the COVID-19 doesn't stop it; And no exclusive video game will be delayed, nor will Halo: Infinite, whose development seems to be perfectly on track.
The FreeGameTips community has made its bet around the price of the machine. You can see below everything that awaits us with your controller, a comparison between PS5 and Xbox Series X and a comparison of charging times between Series X and Xbox One X.
