Following the closure of four Bethesda studios, Microsoft Gaming has once again found itself at the center of intense speculation about its vision for its future in the video game industry. Comments quickly revealed that internal executives are considering changes, including not debating all games on their subscription service.
Sarah Bond, the current head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, was interviewed at Bloomberg’s latest technology conference, where she confirmed that Game Pass will continue to receive all game at the company on launch day, including Activision Blizzard games.
When asked if releasing games on other consoles would not send the message to fans that Xbox is moving away from its own hardware, Bond replied that they recently confirmed that they are building new console, which will have the biggest jump in power between console generations. , from his message as president of Xbox for easy access to games from different generations, the ability to play games even away from home (whether with cross-play or the cloud), and finally Game Pass, one of the most important aspects of the brand.
According to Bond, Game Pass is a subscription service that gives you access to a huge catalog of games, but with one very important feature: “All the games we built on launch day are on your Game Pass.”
When asked if this includes the Activison Blizzard games, Bond replied “from the whole company, from the whole company, you’re going to see some really amazing things. And it’s very important to us to keep that something very special for Xbox gamers.”
2024-05-10 09:28:28
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