Microsoft Planning to Bring Xbox Game Pass to Windows 10 PCs

Microsoft is planning to launch Xbox Game Pass on Windows 10 PCs as part of the company’s plan to bring together PCs and gaming consoles.

CEO Satya Nadella revealed during the company’s earnings report earlier today that the subscription service is projected to become available to PC gamers as well, though no other specifics were offered.

At first glance, such an announcement may seem confusing for Windows 10 users, especially because Xbox Game Pass titles can be played on PCs already.

However, this is only the case for titles that launched as Play Anywhere, so if you already own an Xbox Game Pass on a console and receive access to a game that also comes with support for PCs, you can play it on Windows 10 as well.

What Microsoft could plan to do by expanding Xbox Game Pass to Windows 10 PCs is actually bringing the full service to its desktop platform. This could eventually mean gamers would... (read more)