Last month, Microsoft began offering a preview of the PC Game Pass, its gaming subscription service on PC, in 40 new countries situated in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Now, a little over a month later, the company has officially launched the service in these countries thereby bringing the number of countries with the service to 86. The expansion is part of the company's plan to grow its subscription service beyond the Xbox console.
Similar to the Xbox Game Pass, the PC Game Pass offers users access to first-party games such as Minecraft Legends, Forza, Starfield, and RedFall, among others, on their launch dates. The service also offers access to third-party titles the company has deals with as well as the EA Play library. For instance, in March, Capcom announced that its live-service multiplayer co-op shooter title, Exoprimal, will be available as a day one title on the Game Pass. Naturally, this access is only valid for the duration of the user's subscription and will be revoked once said subscription expires.
In a video posted to the official Xbox YouTube channel, Xbox's head honcho, Phil Spencer, welcomed users in the 40 new countries to the service. He reiterated Xbox's mission to "bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet" and announced that, even though the service will provide access to EA Play, it will do so at no additional cost.