Game Pass is one business model that Microsoft believes will be the way of the future. The company believes it is so much that it is willing to cannibalize the sales of its own games just to see the subscription service succeed.
In a bid to gain more subscribers for the PC Game Pass, Microsoft is bringing a preview of the service to 40 countries. The preview includes access to hundreds of titles available on the subscription service to countries across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Players from countries including Croatia, Iceland, Libya, Qatar, and Ukraine will get access to the subscription service with introductory pricing for the first month.
Gamers from these countries can access the PC Game Pass from the Xbox Insider Hub app which unlocks a preview version of the subscription service before it is fully launched. In the coming months, PC Game Pass will launch in these countries for all players to experience," Jerret West, CVP of gaming marketing at Xbox said.
Microsoft offering the PC Game Pass to 40 new countries brings the total up to 86 countries. Microsoft will transition the Game Pass beyond the preview version in the next months.
