'That means continuous, full-fidelity gameplay without having to worry about streaming, bandwidth or connectivity issues.' If you want to purchase a Game Pass game for use after your subscription ends (or after it cycles out of Game Pass availability), you will be able to do so at a discount, Microsoft said. Still, based on the above list, we wouldn't expect any major new releases to hit Game Pass until well after their traditional retail launches.įurther Reading With PlayStation Now, Sony proves that game streaming worksUnlike Sony's PlayStation Now subscription, which offers hundreds of PS3 games streamed from centralized servers, Xbox Game Pass will let users 'download the full titles directly on your Xbox One,' as Microsoft puts it. New games will cycle in and out of availability with some regularity, Microsoft said. Interactive Entertainment, and Microsoft Studios. Publishers taking part in the program include 2K, 505 Games, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Codemasters, Deep Silver, Focus Home Interactive, Sega, SNK, THQ Nordic GmbH, Warner Bros. Microsoft hasn't provided a full list of games that will be available yet, but an e-mailed announcement included Halo 5: Guardians, Saints Row IV Re-Elected, NBA 2K16, Mad Max, LEGO Batman, Mega Man Legacy Collection, Terraria, Payday 2, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Fable III, SoulCalibur II, and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 as examples of what to expect at launch. Borrowing a page from Netflix's unlimited subscription model, Microsoft today announced Game Pass, a service that will offer downloadable copies of over 100 Xbox One and backwards-compatible Xbox 360 games from the systems' legacy catalogs for a $10-per-month subscription (£8).

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