Those early days of PC Game Pass and its Xbox sibling were never going to last, and the gradual price creep has come as no surprise. Fortunately, under the guidance of new CEO Asha Sharma, Microsoft seems to have realized that its last hike overstepped the mark, dragging it back from the brink with a recent reduction in fees. I had been seriously considering pulling the plug until then, and might have done so were it not for the reversal, but it would have been a reluctant goodbye. On the eve of the most important Xbox conference in years, I want to take a moment to recognize what Microsoft is getting right, and why Game Pass still works for me as a PC player.
Xbox Game Pass still has the spark on PC, but it’s not because of Microsoft
7 June 20260
Related Articles
27 April 20260
Lord of the Rings Online now lets you follow in Bilbo’s hairy footsteps by buying up property and retiring to an iconic city
While World of Warcraft is still struggling to wrap its head around player housing, ageing MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online - a game I convinced myself had released a Witch King expansion alongside WoW
Read More
18 November 20250
Cities Skylines 2 dev announces split from Paradox, new studio will take over development
Paradox Interactive suffers another setback as it announces it is parting ways with Cities Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order. The developer has been working on the series for 15 years, beginning wit
Read More
5 April 20260
Slay the Spire 2 is cooking a “competitive” mode, but I’m most excited about its new short-time format
I'm in love with Slay the Spire 2, and millions of players are in the same boat. Like its predecessor, I suspect it'll be a game I could theoretically pour thousands of hours into and still have fun,
Read More
Comment here