Microsoft Corp. will start adding new video games, including upcoming Halo and Gears of War, to a monthly subscription service it introduced last year in an effort to lure gamers from Sony Corp. and Nintendo Co. Starting with the March 20 release of Sea of Thieves, Xbox Game Pass customers will get new titles the same day they hit stores for their $10 (U.S.) monthly fee. Previously, subscribers would have had to pay separately to purchase the games in stores or by download, or wait for the games to be released for a while before they became part of Game Pass. The lack of new games in Game Pass was a frequent issue raised by customers, he said. Spencer declined to discuss the financial impact of switching from pricier, one-time purchases of Xbox games to a smaller monthly fee, except to say he’s “comfortable with the economics.”

Source: thestar January 23, 2018 19:07 UTC