Microsoft Xbox responsible person Phil Spencer in the Tokyo Game Show during the foreign media Game Watch interview, asked whether Xbox Game Pass (XGP) will rise in price in the future, Spencer said it is inevitable, “although the main premise is to provide more value, but I think the future price increase is inevitable. We recently raised prices once, but it was a well-thought-out decision. We think it’s important to provide services perceived as of sufficient value, even if prices go up.”
A foreign media raised a “bold” question: “the future will play Nintendo, PlayStation and Steam games on XGP?” Spencer said, “First of all, as far as PC Game Pass is concerned since it’s on the same PC platform as Steam, we think it gives users options. As for PlayStation and Nintendo, it’s more difficult than Steam.”
“However, since we’re also a publisher that delivers games to PlayStation and Nintendo, I think it’s important to think about how we deliver Xbox games to PlayStation and Nintendo platforms as well.” He noted.
In response to concerns about mandatory subscriptions in the future, Spencer believes that what’s being offered is choice and that the real success of Xbox lies in the fact that more people are playing Xbox games that aren’t limited to XGP, whether it’s on Xbox consoles, PCs, cloud gaming, or other consoles. “We want to expand the Xbox gaming community.”
